Anne Bonny
18th-century female pirate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Anne Bonny?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Anne Bonny (disappeared after 28 November 1720),[1] sometimes Ann Fulford,[2] and Ann Bonn,[3] was a pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history.[4] What little that is known of her life comes largely from Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates, though the information presented by Johnson about her is considered dubious.
Anne Bonny | |
---|---|
Died | Unknown; last recorded appearance in 1720 |
Piratical career | |
Type | Pirate |
Allegiance | Calico Jack |
Years active | August – October 1720 |
Base of operations | Caribbean |
Bonny was born at an unknown date.[lower-alpha 1] Prior to 22 August 1720, she moved to Nassau in the Bahamas, a sanctuary for pirates.[5] It was there that she met Calico Jack Rackham. In August 1720, Rackam, with a crew including Bonny and another woman, Mary Read, stole a ship and became notorious pirates. Bonny was captured alongside Rackham and Read in October 1720. All pirates on board were sentenced to death, but Bonny and Read had their executions stayed because both claimed to be pregnant. Read died in jail around mid April 1721, but Bonny's fate is unknown.