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Admiral Sir Henry Morgan - The Greatest Buccaneer of Them All (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Admiral Sir Henry Morgan - The Greatest Buccaneer of Them All (Paperback, UK ed.)
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"Him cheat him friend of him last guinea Him kill both friar and
priest, O dear Him cut de t'roat of piccaninny Bloody, bloody
buccaneer " --old West Indian balladThis is the swashbuckling
biography of the naval officer known as the Sword of England, the
Welshman Henry Morgan. Over the years, Morgan came to be portrayed
as a black-hearted, fierce pirate. This error in terms and in the
assessment of Morganis character led to the filing of the first
libel lawsuit, brought in protest to a book published in 1684
claiming he had been an indentured servant, was a pirate, and was
responsible for atrocities. In fact, Morgan was commissioned to aid
the British navy in fighting enemies of the crown and was a superb
military tactician who led a dozen victorious campaigns against
massive odds. In 1655, Spain was the greatest naval and military
power on earth, and controlled the sea lanes of Central America and
the Caribbean. Henry Morgan's career as a buccaneer officially
began when, at age twenty, he landed in Barbados as part of a force
deployed to capture Cuba or Hispaniola (Puerto Rico) for the
British. The deployment failed, but the forces did capture Jamaica,
which would become Morgan's adopted home base for the rest of his
life. From there, Morgan planned the attacks that would enrich the
British throne and usher in the era of British supremacy on the
high seas. For his leadership in battle and as lieutenant governor
of Jamaica, Admiral Sir Henry Morgan deserves to take his place
alongside Sir Francis Drake and the Duke of Wellington in the
panoply of history's greatest heroes.
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