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L’île Maurice des origines
à nos jours
Mauritius from its
Origin
The Stamps of Mauritius
The Bramah Tea and
Coffee
Walk around London
Pirates & Corsairs
in Mauritius
Pirates & Corsaires
à l’île Maurice
Travellers
Mauritius
Underwater /
L’île
Maurice sous–marine
Mauritius
- Île Maurice -
Panorama
Port-Louis
Île Maurice
Port
Louis
Mauritius
Séga
de Chazal, un génie dans
l’île joyeuse
Vaco
Golf
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Chased from the Caribbean by the English and Spanish
navies, numerous pirates started arriving in the Indian
Ocean in 1685. They established themselves in the
north-eastern bays of Madagascar, and Sainte-Marie island
became their lair. For almost half a century these
sea-robbers attacked and plundered merchant vessels, until,
in 1730, an end was put to their activities. As from 1780,
after a period of calm, French corsairs started appearing in
the Indian Ocean. They took Isle de France (Mauritius) as
their base. Their daring, bravery and patriotism aroused the
admiration of the inhabitants of the island, but enraged the
British Crown. The decision was taken: Isle de France would
be English. On 3 December 1810 the island’s last French
governor signed the terms of surrender.
Details
Pirates and Corsairs
in Mauritius:
ISBN 978-99949-905-3-5
Author: Denis Piat
Size: 15 x 18.5 cm
Hard back
Pages: 96, full colour
Contents
Introduction 6
The Pirates and their
Arrival in the Indian Ocean
8 Henry Avery (1653-?)...14; A Sea-Rover’s Pocket
Glossary...18; John Bowen (1660-1705)...20; Life of the
Brethren of the Coast in Madagascar...24; Christopher
Condent ( ? – 1734 ) ...26; Boarding Tactics...29; Edward
England (? -1720)...30; The Jolly Roger...33; Olivier Le
Vasseur (1680-1730)...34; The Zana-Malatas and Queen Bety...41;
Treasure Hunting in Mauritius...43; Other Indian Ocean
Pirates...46
The Corsairs in the
Indian Ocean 48
François Yves Carosin (1762 – 1794)...56; François
Thomas Le Même (1764 – 1805) ...60; Joachim Marie Drieu
(1767 – 1835 )...62; Jacques François Perroud ( 1770 – 1822
)...64; Jean Marie Dutertre (1770 – 1811)...68; Robert
Surcouf (1773 – 1827)...70; Other Indian Ocean Corsairs
...76
Shipwrecks around
Mauritius 79
The Banda, of the V.O.C....80; The Geunieerde
Provincien, of the V.O.C....81; The Speaker, of the Pirate
John Bowen...82; The French East India Company’s Saint-Géran...83;
HMS Sirius...86; HMS Magicienne, Former French Frigate...87;
Other Wrecks...88; The National History Museum, Mahébourg...90
Arrivals, Departures and
Sales of Corsair Ships 92
Bibliography 96
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