William Rhett
William Rhett | |
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| Born | September 4, 1666 London, England |
| Died | January 12, 1723 (aged 56) |
| Occupation(s) | Planter, politician, military officer |
Career
Rhett was a colonel in the
Bahamas. In April 1699 the Providence was attacked by Dutch pirate Hendrick van Hoven
(alias Captain Hyne or Hind):
about the latter end of April last, one Capt. Hind, a notorious pirate and sea-rover, having lately got into a brigantine with a mixt company of Dutch, French and other people, came up with an English-built ship mounted with two and twenty guns called the Providence galley, under the command of Capt. William Rhett of Carolina, who made a very generous defence, but was outdone and taken by the said Pirate.[4]
In 1706, Rhett commanded an improvised naval flotilla which
Sullivan's Island before Rhett again captured him.[1]
Robert Rhett
, an ancestor.
Popular culture
- William Rhett is a minor character in Tim Powers' novel On Stranger Tides.
- Lars Arentz-Hansen plays William Rhett in the Starz TV series Black Sails.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780471758853.
- ^ Rhett's death is recorded on his headstone as 12 January 1722, but in the Gregorian calendar, that date corresponds to 12 January 1723. Until 1751, in the British Empire the year ended on 24 March and the new year began on the 25th. Thus from 25 March until 24 March would be 1722, but in the current dating system January–March of that year is 1723.
- ^ Bolton, Charles K (1919). Portraits of Persons Born Abroad who Came to the Colonies in North America Before the Year 1701, with an Introduction, Biographical Outlines and Comments on the Portraits, Volume 1.
- ^ Headlam, Cecil (1908). America and West Indies: September 1699, 16-30 | British History Online (Vol 17 ed.). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 439–452. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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