Talk:Corsair

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"Corsairs were French privateers from the north-western French port of St-Malo..." Come again ? And Dunkirk, never heard of Dunkirk ? This article really does need a total re-write to bring it anywhere near Wikipedia standard. As it stands, it is far too vague about the legal status of French privateers, gives no indication of the geographical or chronological development and includes some very marginal figures while ignoring major historical names such as Jean Bart, Forbin, Du Casse, Cassard, Pointis... There is unfortunately very little published on the subject in English - but it would be advisable to consult Russell's "The French Corsairs" at least. For any serious study the work of J.S.Bromley is still absolutely indispensable. Boulet rouge 07:40, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tidy-up

I have tried to make a bit more sense of some of the sentences translated from the French and edit out a few of the most glaring mistakes. The overall problem remains - the insistence on Saint-Malo is really a bit much - and I don't have time to re-write it all at the moment. So, gentle reader, a large pinch of salt with it... --Boulet rouge (talk) 21:25, 26 May 2008 (UTC)