Episode 59 – The Tragedy of la Limonade
Today the war comes home to Cap‑Français. What was left of the French buccaneers on Saint-Domingue face off against a
A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
Today the war comes home to Cap‑Français. What was left of the French buccaneers on Saint-Domingue face off against a
War arrives in the West Indies. Jan Willems, Anne, & Laurens de Graaf are each impacted in their own way.
Laurens de Graaf sought revenge after the attack on his plantation. He hunted two Spanish privateers in particular – Juan
In 1685 & 1686, in the West Indies, the English were hunting pirates and arresting any Englishmen that sailed under
The Brethren of the Coast sail from Saint Dominique in one last flurry of high seas piracy. Are they the
Continue readingEpisode 55 – Twilight of the Buccaneers Part 3
Christmas, 1683. King Louis XIV invaded The Holy Roman Empire in a bid to claim the western bank of the
The weeks following the raid on Veracruz were difficult for Laurens de Graaf and Michel de Grammont. Today we look
Continue readingEpisode 53 – Twilight of the Buccaneers Part 2
The Buccaneers of the West Indies didn’t yet know it but their days were numbered. Their decline was caused by
Continue readingEpisode 52 – Twilight of the Buccaneers part 1
The summer of 1682 was a busy season for the pirates of the West Indies. Today we follow the cruises
The French & Dutch defined West Indian piracy in the early 1680s. Three names in particular – Laurens de Graaf,