Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham
The capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham was a single-ship action fought between English pirate Calico Jack and British privateer Jonathan Barnet. The battle was fought in the vicinity of Negril, Jamaica and ended with the capture of Rackham and his crew.
| Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham | |||||||
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| Part of the Golden Age of Piracy | |||||||
An 18th-century woodcut of Calico Jack | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | Pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jonathan Barnet | Calico Jack | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 sloop | 1 sloop | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
13 captured 1 sloop captured | ||||||
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