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Tortuga Buccaneering

Type Event Region Caribbean Time 1660–1669

In the 1660s French Tortuga became a major base for Caribbean buccaneers and privateers, raiding Spanish trade routes amid Anglo-Spanish war and help…

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  1. 1660–1669Tortuga Island · HaitiEnglish and French privateers and fugitives gathered on Tortuga, forming a highly autonomous port community living by hunting, smuggling, and raiding Spanish vessels.
  2. 1665–1669Caribbean sea lanes · CaribbeanTortuga privateer fleets repeatedly attacked Spanish treasure fleets and coastal ports, reinforcing Caribbean conflicts in the context of the Anglo-Spanish War and forcing Spain to strengthen convoys and coastal defenses.

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