Anne Bonny (also Bonney) was an Irish-born pirate who briefly operated in the waters around the Bahamas before her capture by the Jamaican authorities in 1720. As partner to the English pirate John Rackham, aka ‘Calico Jack’, Bonny dressed as a man in battle and fought courageously in her last stand against the authorities while her fellow male pirates hid below decks.
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Apr 1719Anne Bonny and John Rackham steal a ship in the Bahamas and embark on a life of piracy in the Caribbean.
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Nov 1720The pirates 'Calico Jack' (John Rackham), Anne Bonny, and Mary Read are apprehended in the Caribbean by the Jamaican authorities.
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28 Nov 1720Anne Bonny and Mary Read are tried for piracy in Jamaica and found guilty. Thier sentence of death by hanging is postpoend as both are pregnant.
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Dec 1733Possible death in Jamaica of the pirate Anne Bonny.
