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  2. Jolly Roger - Wikipedia

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    Painting showing a French First Republic privateer flying a black Jolly Roger, signed and dated “Nicolas Cammillieri pinxit 1811”, with the inscription: “On the 14 Germinal year 7 of the French Republic (3 April 1796), in the Bay of Colonia on the coast of Spain, 4-hour long fight of the privateer Mouche, armed with an 8-pounder swivel gun, under Captain Jean Adrian, against a 16-nine ...

  3. Flag of Blackbeard - Wikipedia

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    The purported flag of Blackbeard, consisting of a horned skeleton using a spear to pierce a bleeding heart, is typically attributed to the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. However, contrary to popular belief , there is no accurate description of any specific flag used by Blackbeard during his piracy beyond using black flags or ...

  4. Edward England - Wikipedia

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    Edward England's flag, described by the East India Company as "flying a black flag with a skull and crossed bones at the main". Edward England (c. 1685 –1721) [1] [2] was an Irish pirate. The ships he sailed on included the Pearl (which he renamed The Royal James) and later the Fancy, for which England exchanged the Pearl in 1720.

  5. MAC gives pirate flags to schools to fly after non-conference ...

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    MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher announced Tuesday that he’d given every team in the MAC a Jolly Roger pirate flag to fly when it beats a Power 5 school or wins a bowl game.

  6. Skull and crossbones (military) - Wikipedia

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    The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates. Since the decline of piracy, various military units have used the Jolly Roger, usually in skull-and-crossbones design, as a unit identification insignia or a victory flag to ascribe to themselves the proverbial ferocity and toughness of pirates.

  7. Jean Thomas Dulaien - Wikipedia

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    Dulaien's pirate flag was described by the mayor of Nantes as "black cloth, with white designs of human figures, cutlasses, bones, and hourglasses." [ 2 ] A woodblock purportedly made from a drawing of the flag has survived, as have other independent drawings of it.

  8. Use of the Jolly Roger by submarines - Wikipedia

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    The markings on the flag indicate the boat's achievements: nine ships torpedoed (including one warship), eight 'cloak and dagger' operations, one target destroyed by gunfire, and one at-sea rescue The Jolly Roger is a symbol that has been used by submarines , primarily those of the Royal Navy Submarine Service and its predecessors.

  9. 3 questions for 'Our Flag Means Death' creator David Jenkins ...

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    Avast ye, Monkey D. Luffy! Our Flag Means Death creator David Jenkins has arrrr-rated words for you and the rest of the One Piece-hunting crew that's headlining Netflix's blockbuster live-action ...