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Calico Jack Rackham - Pirate Biography
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John “Calico Jack” Rackham was a famous English pirate who patrolled the Caribbean Sea from 1718–1720. He got his name from the calico clothes he wore (patterns of brown, white, and black).
A New Captain
Calico Jack became a pirate captain in 1718 while he was aboard a ship operated by Charles Vane. When the ship encountered a French battleship, Vane decided to sail away rather than attack the ship. The crew was outraged, mutinied, and left Vane marooned on a distant island. They then made Calico Jack their new captain. Calico Jack proceeded to attack the French battleship, board it, and take everything. That same day, he plundered several other vessels sailing in the Caribbean. In the coming months, he would plunder many vessels off the coast of Jamaica.
Anne Bonny
Calico Jack is perhaps most famous for his relationship with the female pirate Anne Bonny. The pair met while Calico Jack was drinking at a tavern in the Bahamas. At the time, Jack had accepted an offer from the governor of the Bahamas to ce
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Famous Pirate: Calico Rackham Jack
Anne's and Marry's captain
Calico Jack was one of the most unique pirates that ever sailed on the Caribbean during the height of the Golden Age of Piracy. He was not a great fighter, and he never managed to grab incredible wealth, but modern public remembers him more than many other true pirate legends.
John "Jack" Rackham (born on 26 December 1682, died on 18 November 1720) did not manage in his short career as a Caribbean pirate where he gained nickname "Calico Jack" to amass incredible wealth or respect that many other pirates managed to do so, but his associations with other pirates and his unique pirate that had two female pirate crew members managed to make him one of the best remember pirates of all time. He was not regarded as the great fighter or fierce naval tactician, but his cunning mind and tendency to use backstabbing and politics to further his goals made him one of most unique pirates on the seas of Caribbean.
The written publications after his death contributed greatly to the rise of his fame, and the eventual rise of the
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Calico Jack
English pirate
John Rackham[a] (hanged 18 November 1720),[2] commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century. His nickname was derived from the calico clothing that he wore, while Jack is a nickname for "John".
Rackham was active towards the end (1718–1720) of the "Golden Age of Piracy". He is most remembered for having two female crew members: Mary Read and his lover, Anne Bonny.
Rackham deposed Charles Vane from his position as captain of the sloopRanger, then cruised the Leeward Islands, Jamaica Channel and Windward Passage. He accepted the King's Pardon in 1719 and moved to New Providence, where he met Anne Bonny, who was married to James Bonny at the time. He returned to piracy in 1720 by stealing a British sloop and Anne joined him. Their new crew included Mary Read, who was disguised as a man at the time. After a short run, Rackham was captured by Jonathan Barnet, an English privateer, in 1720, put on trial by Sir Nicholas Lawes, Governor of Jamaica,
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