Statistics for occurrence #1 of “West Indies” in alphabetic letter P, entry group 5, entry pirates of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
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For a long time merchants and ship-masters suffered from the depredations of pirates on the southern coasts of what are now the United States and in the West Indies .
In 1718 King George I. ordered a naval force to suppress them.
At the same time he issued a proclamation promising pardon to all pirates who should surrender themselves in the space of twelve ...
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| † | West Indies | 2,272 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
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