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Episode 256: Henry Every, Pirate King

Half-Arsed History

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The Battle of the Gungi Sowai

The Gungi Sowai was captured by the Blocade Guts in 1695. The ship had 80 cannons and a crew of 1,100 people including 400 musket-armed Marines. Henry Every led his fleet to take back control of the island of Reunion. But they also committed horrific atrocities against their defeated foes.

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