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Nicholas van Hoorn

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Dutch pirate

NetherlandsLived 1635 to 1683 · aged 48
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Nicholas van Hoorn was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate. He was born in the Dutch Republic and died near Veracruz after being wounded on the Isla de Sacrificios. Nikolaas or Klaas was engaged in the Dutch merchant service from about 1655 until 1659, and then bought a vessel with his savings.

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Van Horn, Striking Down a Coward, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835000Van Horn, Striking Down a Coward, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835000

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Nicholas van Hoorn was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate. He was born in the Dutch Republic and died near Veracruz after being wounded on the Isla de Sacrificios. Nikolaas or Klaas was engaged in the Dutch merchant service from about 1655 until 1659, and then bought a vessel with his savings. With a band of reckless men whom he had enlisted, he became a terror to the commerce of the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire. Later he had several ships in his employment and obtained such notoriety that some governments were willing to employ him against their enemies.

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Netherlands
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1635 to 1683 · aged 48
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6 languages

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