Captain Charles Vane was an English pirate active in the Caribbean and off the east coast of North America between 1716 and 1720. The pirate, who infamously refused a pardon and instead fired his cannons at the ship of Governor Woodes Rogers in the Bahamas, was eventually captured, found guilty of piracy, and hanged in Jamaica in March 1721.
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1716 - 1720The English pirate Charles Vane is active in the Caribbean and east coast of America.
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Aug 1718The English pirate Charles Vane rejects the chance of a pardon and fires on the Governor of the Bahama's ship in New Providence.
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Oct 1718The two pirate crews of Blackbeard and Charles Vane enjoy a week-long party on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.
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Nov 1718The pirate crew of Charles Vane votes to depose him. They select John Rackham ('Calico Jack') as their new captain.
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Mar 1720Charles Vane is tried and found guilty of piracy in Jamaica.
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Mar 1721The English pirate Charles Vane is hanged in Jamaica.
