Pierre le Picard
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| Born | 1624 |
| Died | 1690? |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | Buccaneer |
| Allegiance | France |
| Years active | 1666-1679; 1682-1689? |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Tortuga |
Pierre le Picard (1624–1690?) was a 17th-century French buccaneer.
Biography
Pierre le Picard is first referred to as an officer with
In 1669, he returned to Maracaibo once more as a guide for Sir Henry Morgan expedition and, two years later, joined him at Panama in command of the 10-gun Saint-Pierre. Although his activities are unknown during the next few years, at least one published source reporting his death in 1679, he is mentioned by then acting Governor of Jamaica Sir Henry Morgan as being active against English and Spanish shipping near Port Royal in 1682.
He may have also been the Captain le Picard who, in early 1685, sailed with the French buccaneering expedition including Francois Grogniet, Mathurin Desmarestz,[3] George Dew,[4] and a Captain Townley that crossed the Isthmus of Panama to raid unprotected Spanish settlements in the South Seas. They later joined with English buccaneers Edward Davis, Charles Swan and Peter Harris, although Picard apparently did not get along with their English partners. He returned to the Caribbean after the raid on Guayaquil in May 1687 and, while en route to Hispaniola, looted the city of Segovia before eventually retired to Acadie in southeastern Canada. During King William's War, he may have also commanded a small squadron during King William's War and attacked the English colony at Rhode Island in 1690 although was forced to withdraw due to heavy casualties.[5]
References
- ^ Hyamson, Albert M. A Dictionary of Universal Biography of All Ages and All Peoples. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995. (pg. 508)
- ^ Piractical Union of Buccaneers, Corsairs and Associated Trades (2005). "17th Century Buccaneers on the Spanish Main: Part Two". Pubcat.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ Spears, John R. (1911). The Outing Magazine. New York: Outing Publishing Company. p. 628. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ISBN 9781598842012. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Bruyneel, M. (2005). "Privateers and Pirates: Moise Vauquelin". Isle of Tortuga. Archived from the original on 2003-01-16.
External links
- Pierre Le Picard, dit Capitaine Picard (in French)
