Statistics for occurrence #1 of “West Indies” in alphabetic letter P, entry group 5, entry pirates of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...n. Altogether, forty-two pirates were executed at Charleston.
Privateersmen cruising under the Spanish-American flags degenerated into downright pirates.
In 1819 Commodore Perry was sent to the West Indies in the frigate John Adams to cruise against the pirates who swarmed there; but before he had accomplished much he was smitten by yellow fever, and died just as his ship was entering the port of Trini...
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† | West Indies | 2,272 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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