buccaneers

• While the vessels lay here, a Manilla ship appeared in the offing, and, unseen by the English, the Governor made her a signal that the buccaneers were there, and she stood away from the shore. —  Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
• In this same year a Spanish fleet of fourteen sail met, but did not engage, ten buccaneer vessels which were found in the Bay of Panama At this period the power of the buccaneers was at its height. —  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
• The greatest stronghold of the buccaneers was at Tortuga, or Turtle Island, a small island lying off the west coast of Hispaniola. —  The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers
• Perhaps his calling had a good deal to do with this attraction he had for them Before bringing this Preface to a conclusion, there is one other aspect of piracy upon which I will touch Death, portrayed by a skeleton, was the device on the flag beneath which they fought; and a skeleton was for ever threatening to emerge from its cupboard aboard every pirate vessel The end of most of the pirates and a large proportion of the buccaneers was a sudden and violent one, and few of them died in their beds. —  The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers
• Many of the buccaneers were accustomed to the chase of wild cattle, and, by shouts and the waving of colored flags, turned the bulls back upon the Spanish lines, which they threw into disorder The buccaneers followed with an impetuous charge which broke the ranks of the defenders of the town, who, after a two hours’ combat, were completely routed, the most of them being killed or taken prisoners. —  Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII

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