Henry Every (August 23, 1659 - after 1696) was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the mid-1690s. He was one of the few major pirate captains to retire with his loot without being arrested or killed in battle. He was one of
Henry Every (August 23, 1659 - after 1696) was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the mid-1690s. He was one of the few major pirate captains to retire with his loot without being arrested or killed in battle. He was one of the most feared pirates of the Red Sea. His reputation gave him a chance to organize the pirate's fleet. Famous pirate captains such as Thomas Tew, William Want, Thomas Wake and William May were sailing under his leadership. With five ships, he was powerful enough to attack even the well-armored treasure ships which were sailing between India and Middle East. The biggest catch of his career was the Gang-i-Sawai. It was part of Grand Moghul's of India convoy of ships on which they plundered about 600,000 pounds of gold, silver and jewels. He disbanded his fleet and sailed his ship, Fancy, to the Caribbean but there was a bounty on his head and no amount of bribery money made him welcome. He changed his name to Benjamin Bridgeman and with leftovers of his crew, sailed to the Ireland. Some of them were captured and hanged, but Henry Every escaped and vanished into obscurity. There are no reliable contemporary accounts of his flag.
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