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Screen renditions of his life include Captain Blood (1935), The Black Swan (1942), Blackbeard the Pirate (1952), Morgan, the Pirate (1961), Pirates of Tortuga (1961) and The Black Corsair (1976). Morgan has also been featured in several video games, including Sid Meier's Pirates! and Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships .
Jun 5, 2019 · Sir Henry Morgan (c. 1635–August 25, 1688) was a Welsh privateer who fought for the English against the Spanish in the Caribbean during the 1660s and 1670s. He is remembered as the greatest of the privateers, amassing huge fleets, attacking prominent targets, and being the worst enemy of the Spanish since Sir Francis Drake.
Apr 29, 2024 · Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh buccaneer, most famous of the adventurers who plundered Spain’s Caribbean colonies during the late 17th century. Operating with the unofficial support of the English government, he undermined Spanish authority in the West Indies.
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Oct 11, 2020 · Morgan was known as "The Pirate King" among the community of pirates in Jamaica. In total, he cleared some 4 million dollars during his time as a pirate. He dies from alcohol poisoning on August 25, 1688 at the age of 53 in Lawrencefield, Jamaica.
Jun 12, 2006 · Henry Morgan’s success and prestige as a pirate leader was such that, the next time he called for recruits, lo less than 2,000 men in 37 ships turned out. They rendezvoused at Tortuga on October 24, 1670, and learned that the target this time was to be the city of Panama itself.
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Oct 25, 2021 · Henry Morgan had no children, or, at least, no legitimate ones. The former buccaneer turned against the men who had helped make his name and fortune and set about eradicating buccaneers and pirates from the western Caribbean.
Hearing of the troubles in the Caribbean and the risks to the very lucrative sugar trade, King Charles II (right) enlisted the help of the notorious Captain Morgan. The charismatic ‘pirate’ Morgan was knighted by the King and returned to Jamaica in 1674 as Lieutenant Governor.
