Re:A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True (2017)
by cafard on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @03:18PM
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Did the Spanish rule the sea in the 1400s? They didn't have full control of the peninsula until 1492.
The US frigates had a good record against British frigates in the War of 1812, but they couldn't have fought a major engagement with the Royal Navy. The privateers were tremendously effective then.
The US frigates had a good record against British frigates in the War of 1812, but they couldn't have fought a major engagement with the Royal Navy. The privateers were tremendously effective then.