How Pirates Fought On Land | Pirate Tactics

Whilst most pirates throughout history earned their hardtack by taking ships at sea, there was one group of pirates so numerous, well-armed and professional that they were able to take cities by land: the Buccaneers. In this video we will cover how the buccaneers became outstanding soldiers, their battlefield and siege tactics, their enemies and the tactics used against them, and how cities were plundered.



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Sources:
The Sea Rover's Practice Benerson Little
The Buccaneer's Realm - Benerson Little
The Buccaneers of America - Exquemelin
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths - Benerson Little
Bartholomew Sharp's Voyage - Bartholomew Sharp
A New Voyage Round The World - William Dampier
Piracy In the Early Modern Era - Kris Lane and Arne Bialuschewski
Two Voyages to Campechy - William Dampier
Wafer's New Voyage - Lionel Wafer
The Republic of Pirates - Colin Woodard
Fortress: The Spanish Main - Osprey Publishing
The Buccaneer King - Graham A. Thomas



0:00 Introduction
0:23 The Buccaneers
5:37 The Spanish
8:56 Caribbean Natives
10:20 Descents
11:20 Land Campaigns
16:08 Attacks by Stealth
17:12 Battlefield Tactics
20:07 Siege Warfare
23:25 Plundering the City
26:38 The End of Raids
28:25 Outro


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