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As governments struggled to control privateers, attitudes changed, and new norms of prudence and restraint developed.
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Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The location of each of the wrecks isn’t conclusive; some are still undiscovered, while others were salvaged by survivors or privateers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
The vessel was likely an 8-gun cutter used by the Royal Navy, the Revenue Service, smugglers and privateers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
During the War of the Spanish Succession, which spanned 1701 to 1714, privateers contracted by European governments to seize enemy ships got to keep about 80 percent of their loot.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The location of each of the wrecks isn’t conclusive; some are still undiscovered, while others were salvaged by survivors or privateers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
The vessel was likely an 8-gun cutter used by the Royal Navy, the Revenue Service, smugglers and privateers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
During the War of the Spanish Succession, which spanned 1701 to 1714, privateers contracted by European governments to seize enemy ships got to keep about 80 percent of their loot.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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“Privateer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateer. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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