Privateer
id:
privateer-206-6128325
title:
Privateer
text:
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as letters of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and takin
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privateer
date created:
2002-04-28T20:31:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:24:44Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16