Morgan,Sir Henry

Morgan,Sir Henry
Morgan, Sir Henry. 1635?-1688.
Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Caribbean and was acting governor of Jamaica (1680-1682).

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  • Morgan, Sir Henry — born 1635, Llanrhymney, Glamorgan, Wales died Aug. 25, 1688, probably Lawrencefield, Jam. Welsh buccaneer. In the second Anglo Dutch War, he commanded buccaneers against the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean. After capturing Puerto Príncipe in Cuba …   Universalium

  • Morgan, Sir Henry — (1635, Llanrhymney, Glamorgan, Gales–25 ago. 1688, probablemente Lawrencefield, Jamaica). Bucanero galés. En la segunda de las guerras anglo holandesas, comandó a los bucaneros contra las colonias holandesas en el Caribe. Después de capturar… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet — Sir Henry Orland Chamberlain, 1st Baronet (1773 [ [http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/search/Object.asp?object key=14282 Government art collection ,] Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Retrieved 19 February, 2007] ndash; 31 July 1829) was a… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Henry Morgan — noun a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635 1688) • Syn: ↑Morgan, ↑Henry Morgan • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pirate, ↑buccaneer, ↑sea robber, ↑sea rover …   Useful english dictionary

  • Henry Morgan — Sir Henry Morgan (* um 1635; † 25. August 1688 in Port Royal) war ein walisischer[1] Freibeuter des 17. Jahrhunderts. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Morgan — Sir Henry Morgan Sir Henry Morgan (né le 24 janvier en 1637 au Pays de Galles mort le 23 août 1688 à la Jamaïque), était un flibustier ayant souvent goûté à la piraterie, ou un pirate boucanier ayant souvent accepté des missions de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Morgan — Morgan, August Morgan, Charles Morgan, Henry John Morgan, Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan, Lewis Henry * * * (as used in expressions) Forster, E(dward) M(organ) J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Morgan, Daniel …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner — (1822 88) Sir Henry Maine was a pioneer of comparative jurisprudence. Like Lewis Henry Morgan , he was convinced that the legal basis of ‘primitive societies’ lay in ties of blood and kinship . In his two best known works, Ancient Law (1861) and… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Smith, Sir Henry — (1812 1868)    Born in London, England. Came to Canada with his parents; studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1836. Entered Parliament, 1841, as member for Frontenac; appointed solicitor general, 1854, in MacNab Morin ministry, and… …   The makers of Canada

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