Privateer
A privateer was a private person or ship that engaged in maritime warfare under a commission of war. The commission, also known as a letter of marque, empowered the person to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war, including attacking foreign vessels during wartime and taking them as prizes. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided between the privateer sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission. Since robbery under arms was common to seaborne trade, all merchant ships were already armed. During war, naval resources were auxiliary to operations on land so privateering was a way of subsidizing state power by mobilizing armed ships and sailors.
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Privateer
A privateer was a private person or ship that engaged in maritime warfare under a commission of war. The commission, also known as a letter of marque, empowered the person to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war, including attacking foreign vessels during wartime and taking them as prizes. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided between the privateer sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission. Since robbery under arms was common to seaborne trade, all merchant ships were already armed. During war, naval resources were auxiliary to operations on land so privateering was a way of subsidizing state power by mobilizing armed ships and sailors.
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A privateer was a private pers ...... izing armed ships and sailors.
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Als Korsaren wurden Seefahrer ...... Crimson Pirate, 1952) populär.
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Corsario (del latín cursus, «c ...... asiones, saqueando o raptando.
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Een kaper was de kapitein van ...... e de kaapvaart bedreven wordt.
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Il corsaro era una persona al ...... era chiamata una nave corsara.
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Kaper (mn. kaprowie, kaprzy) – ...... walki z piratami somalijskimi.
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Um corso, ou corsário, (do ita ...... teresse nos ideais religiosos.
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Un corsaire est une personne ( ...... appelée « guerre de course ».
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Ка́перы (корса́ры, привати́ры) ...... не быть одновременно капером.
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القرصنة التفويضية، أو قرصنة ال ...... عليهم عقوبات اللصوصية البحرية.
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Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents
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A privateer was a private pers ...... izing armed ships and sailors.
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Als Korsaren wurden Seefahrer ...... formellen Kaperbrief handelte.
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Corsario (del latín cursus, «c ...... asiones, saqueando o raptando.
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Een kaper was de kapitein van ...... e de kaapvaart bedreven wordt.
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Il corsaro era una persona al ...... era chiamata una nave corsara.
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Kaper (mn. kaprowie, kaprzy) – ...... okresie od XV do XVIII wieku.
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Um corso, ou corsário, (do ita ...... manutenção e construção naval.
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Un corsaire est une personne ( ...... tatut de prisonnier de guerre.
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Ка́перы (корса́ры, привати́ры) ...... не быть одновременно капером.
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القرصنة التفويضية، أو قرصنة ال ...... عليهم عقوبات اللصوصية البحرية.
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Corsaire
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Corsario
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Corsaro
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Corsário
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Kaper
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Kaper
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Korsar
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Privateer
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Каперы
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قرصنة تفويضية
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