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    The Story of Henry Avery

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    Henry Avery was a 17th century English pirate who led a mutiny in 1694 and turned his ship into one of the fastest in the Atlantic. He later headed to the Indian Ocean where he heard of the Mughal emperor's richly laden ship. Avery assembled a pirate fleet of over 400 men and engaged the emperor's ships. After a violent battle, Avery's pirates were able to board and seize control of the emperor's ship, torturing and killing hundreds onboard. They pillaged over £600,000 in treasure before escaping. Avery then disappeared with the massive stolen wealth, becoming the subject of the world's first global manhunt but was never found.

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    Henry Avery was a 17th century English pirate who led a mutiny in 1694 and turned his ship into one of the fastest in the Atlantic. He later headed to the Indian Ocean where he heard of the Mughal emperor's richly laden ship. Avery assembled a pirate fleet of over 400 men and engaged the emperor's ships. After a violent battle, Avery's pirates were able to board and seize control of the emperor's ship, torturing and killing hundreds onboard. They pillaged over £600,000 in treasure before escaping. Avery then disappeared with the massive stolen wealth, becoming the subject of the world's first global manhunt but was never found.

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    Henry Avery was a 17th century English pirate who led a mutiny in 1694 and turned his ship into one of the fastest in the Atlantic. He later headed to the Indian Ocean where he heard of the Mughal emperor's richly laden ship. Avery assembled a pirate fleet of over 400 men and engaged the emperor's ships. After a violent battle, Avery's pirates were able to board and seize control of the emperor's ship, torturing and killing hundreds onboard. They pillaged over £600,000 in treasure before escaping. Avery then disappeared with the massive stolen wealth, becoming the subject of the world's first global manhunt but was never found.

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    The Story of Henry Avery

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    Henry Avery was a 17th century English pirate who led a mutiny in 1694 and turned his ship into one of the fastest in the Atlantic. He later headed to the Indian Ocean where he heard of the Mughal emperor's richly laden ship. Avery assembled a pirate fleet of over 400 men and engaged the emperor's ships. After a violent battle, Avery's pirates were able to board and seize control of the emperor's ship, torturing and killing hundreds onboard. They pillaged over £600,000 in treasure before escaping. Avery then disappeared with the massive stolen wealth, becoming the subject of the world's first global manhunt but was never found.

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    The story of Henry Avery

    Born in (probs) 1659

    Served in the Royal Navy when young

    Joined Royal Navy when young but left in 1690 to enter the slave trade (lovely guy)

    Joined a Spanish ship but was stuck in port without pay for months – eventually led mutiny in 1694 –
    surprisingly generous and let those who didn’t support mutiny go

    Turned his ship Fancy (40 guns) into one of fastest ships in Atlantic and raided shipping but chased
    out by English.

    Instead headed to Indian Ocean where had heard of the richest ship in the world – the Gunsway

    A ship belonging to the Mughal Emperor with members of his family (daughters) and diplomats
    returning from pilgrimage to Mecca

    Avery spread news to other pirate captains and was joined by 5 other pirate ships turning him into
    an admiral of a pirate fleet! Total of 440 men

    Outnumbered by 25 Mughal fleet. Gunsway had 80 cannons and hundreds of sailors + ship Fateh
    Muhammed with nearly same number.

    Avery and ships gave chase and engaged Fateh Muhammed – hundreds killed included captain Tew
    who had led fleet but pirates boarded it, butchered crew and claimed £60,000 – 3 pirate ships fell
    behind

    But real target was Gunsway so continued to chase it – Gunsway had 400 soldiers and 600 crew and
    passengers – massively outgunned and outnumbered pirate but Avery got lucky – broadside
    destroyed mainmast making it impossible for Gunsway to escape or manoeuvre

    Avery pulled alongside but many pirates cut down by gunfire from Indian soldiers but at that
    moment cannon on Gunsway exploded killing many and allowing pirates to board ship – violent
    hand-to-hand fighting followed whilst ships burst into flames – chaos everywhere

    Indian captain in desperation armed slave girls and sent them to fight but were massacred by pirates

    After hours and hundreds dead on both sides Gunsway surrendered leading to days of brutal
    pillaging, murder and raping by pirates – went deck by deck torturing captives to find hidden
    treasure. SO horrible that one who participated, when dying (John Sparkes) claimed felt no guilt for
    his piracy but felt terrible remorse for barbarous acts of cruelty committed to those on Gunsway

    After days, pirates left ship and passengers with hoard of up to £600,000 (£132 million today)

    In response, Mughal Empire sent soldiers to English ports in India and shut them down

    Response by Parliament was to declare Avery outlaw and EIC placed £1000 bounty on him leading to
    world’s first global manhunt

    Soldiers and bounty hunters search high and low but Avery – hunted to Bahamas, disappeared with
    the treasure – never found again

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