Alexander Selkirk

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William Kidd

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Christopher Columbus

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Samuel de Champlain

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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

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Stede Bonnet

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York

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Robin Lee Graham

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York

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William Brown (admiral)

William Brown (admiral) : biography 22 June 1777 - 3 March 1857 The Spanish blockading squadron was now blockaded itself by Brown and his fleet....