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Woodes Rogers (1679? à Bristol, Angleterre - 16 juillet 1732 à Nassau, Bahamas) est un corsaire anglais et le premier gouverneur royal des Bahamas.
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain, privateer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Bahamas twice. He is famous for rescuing Alexander Selkirk, whose story inspired Robinson Crusoe, and for his circumnavigation of the globe.
10 sept. 2021 · Woodes Rogers (1679-1732) was a privateer turned administrator who was instrumental in the fight against piracy in the Caribbean when he served as Governor of the Bahamas (appointed 1717 and again in 1728).
- Mark Cartwright
10 sept. 2021 · Woodes Rogers (1679-1732), corsaire devenu administrateur, joua un rôle déterminant dans la lutte contre la piraterie dans les Caraïbes lorsqu'il était gouverneur des Bahamas (nommé en 1717, puis en 1728).
- Mark Cartwright
Il y a 6 jours · Woodes Rogers was an English privateer and governor of the Bahamas who helped suppress piracy in the Caribbean. Rogers commanded a privateering expedition (1708–11) around the world, sponsored by Bristol merchants whose ships had been lost to foreign privateers. In 1709 he rescued Alexander.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 juin 2018 · Learn about the life and adventures of Woodes Rogers, who went from a wealthy merchant to a daring sailor to a ruthless enemy of pirates. Discover how he met Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe, and how he faced Blackbeard and other notorious pirates in The Bahamas.
rogers, woodes 1679 - 1732 from England privateer and colonial governor, was born in Poole, Dorset in about 1679, the son and grandson of sea-captains of the same name.
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