Charles Harris (pirate)

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During Queen Elizabeth's reign, Captain Charles Harris (16??-1723) joined the Barbary corsairs. He later turned Mohammedan, and captained a Moorish pirate vessel. He sailed off the coast of Ireland, but was then taken prisoner by an English ship, and hanged at Wapping.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gosse, P: "The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers", page 155. Lenox Hill Pub, 1968
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