"Pirate Republic" redirects here. For the "corsair republic", see Republic of Salé.
Republic of Pirates
Flying Gang
1706–1718
The Death's Head flag[1]
The islands of modern-day Bahamas
Capital
Nassau
Common languages
English
Religion
Christianity (de facto)
Demonym(s)
Privateer (1706–1714) Pirate (1714–1718)
Government
Confederated proto-state under "Code of Conduct"
• Captain
Benjamin Hornigold (1706–1716)
• Captain
Henry Jennings (1706–1716)
• Captain
Edward Teach (1716–1718)
Legislature
None (de jure)
Historical era
Golden Age of Piracy
• Established
1706
• Disestablished
12 December 1718
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Colony of the Bahama Islands
Colony of the Bahama Islands
Today part of
The Bahamas[1] Turks and Caicos Islands[2]
The Republic of Pirates was the base and stronghold of a loose confederacy run by privateers-turned-pirates in Nassau on New Providence island in the Bahamas during the Golden Age of Piracy[1] for about twelve years from 1706 until 1718. While it was not a republic in a formal sense, it was governed by an informal pirate code, which dictated that the crews of the Republic would vote on the leadership of their ships and treat other pirate crews with civility. The term comes from Colin Woodard's book of the same name.
The activities of the pirates caused havoc with trade and shipping in the West Indies until newly-appointed Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands Woodes Rogers reached Nassau in 1718 and restored British control. Rogers, a former privateer himself, offered clemency to the pirates of the Bahamas, known as the "King's Pardon", an offer many pirates took advantage of, and though a few would return to piracy in the following years, British control of the Bahamas had been secured.
^ abcWoodard, Colin (12 May 2008). The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-41575-8.
^"History of Pirates on the Islands of Turks and Caicos". TCVilas.com. 15 November 2021.
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