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Eli Boggs (fl. mid 19th century) was an American pirate, one of the last active ocean-going pirates operating off the coast of China during the 1850s. Based near Hong Kong , Boggs constantly raided outgoing clipper ships carrying highly valuable cargo of opium throughout the decade.
Background. In the 1850s the southern China coast was base for many different pirate groups, Eli Boggs ' being the most famous. Vessels used by the Chinese pirates were armed with guns ranging from thirty-two pounders and down and had complements on average of fifty or more.
- August 19, 1855
- Gulf of Leotung, China
- British victory
Nov 21, 2018 · Eli Boggs (active during the 1850s) Boggs was an American sailor-turned-pirate who controlled his fleet of war junks in Hong Kong waters. He was described as an unlikely pirate with...
Dec 23, 2020 · The 1857 trial of American pirate Eli Boggs in Hong Kong was a riveting affair, filled with tales of plunder, kidnapping and murder on the high seas. But it was Boggs’ two-hour closing...
Eli Boggs (fl. mid 19th century) was an American pirate, one of the last active ocean-going pirates operating off the coast of China during the 1850s. [1] Based near Hong Kong , Boggs constantly raided outgoing clipper ships carrying highly valuable cargo of opium throughout the decade.
Apr 26, 2009 · By Mary T. Brewer. While Eli Boggs was living in Wise County, Virginia, tradition has it that he was implicated in the murder of Alexander Goins, a man of the Melungeon people of southwest Virginia and Tennessee. The story is told here to show how pioneers dealt with horse thieves.
Eli Boggs (fl. mid 19th century) was an American pirate, one of the last active ocean-going pirates operating off the coast of China during the 1850s. Based near Hong Kong, Boggs His great great grandson alexander Boggs carries on his legacy constantly raided outgoing clipper ships carrying highly valuable cargo of opium throughout the decade ...
