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American privateer; captured British ships during War of 1812; blurred line between piracy and state-sanctioned naval warfare.
Thomas Boyle
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Ohio/Mississippi river pirates; terrorized frontier trade; active late 18th–early 19th century.
Mason Gang (Samuel Mason)
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River pirate executed 1804 for murder; active on Mississippi; “Little Harpe” moniker.
Peter Alston
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U.S. pirate tried in New York 1820; notable federal piracy case.
Joseph Baker
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Brother and partner of Jean Lafitte; involved in Gulf Coast smuggling and piracy, particularly Louisiana.
Pierre Lafitte
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River pirate on Mississippi; attacked trade and settlers during early 19th century.
William Walker
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English privateer turned pirate in Caribbean; captured and executed 1718; part of decline of Golden Age piracy.
Jack Banister
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Portuguese pirate active in 1820s; notorious for brutal attacks on Atlantic shipping.
Herman “Sue” de Soto
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Spanish pirate operating in Caribbean; executed 1834; among last Atlantic piracy prosecutions.
Don Pedro Gilbert
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U.S. river pirate tied to Lafitte network in Louisiana bayous; notorious for smuggling and piracy.
“Barataria Pirates” (Audubon)