John Rackham[a] (hanged 18 November 1720), [2] commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century. His nickname was derived from the calico clothing that he wore, while Jack is a nickname for "John".

2021年9月21日 · John Rackham (d. 1720), also known as Jack Rackham or 'Calico Jack' for his preference for cotton clothing, was an English pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Rackham took over the pirate crew of Charles Vane (d. 1721), and his recruits included the two infamous women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read .

2019年5月15日 · John "Calico Jack" Rackham (Dec. 26, 1682–Nov. 18, 1720) was a pirate who sailed in the Caribbean and off the Southeastern coast of the United States during the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" (1650-1725).

2024年3月2日 · Calico Jack was a pirate captain who terrorized the Caribbean from the Bahamas to Cuba in the early 18th century. Calico Jack was only active as a pirate for two years, but he quickly made a name for himself.

Calico Jack was one of the most unique pirates that ever sailed on the Caribbean during the height of the Golden Age of Piracy. He was not a great fighter, and he never managed to grab incredible wealth, but modern public remembers him more than many other true pirate legends.

2021年8月23日 · Jack Rackham, infatuated with the beautiful Anne, is persuaded and enlists the help of a band of unemployed pirates to follow them, seizing a corvette from a local merchant named John Ham. They set sail for Cuba, where Anne gave birth to their first child.

John “Calico Jack” Rackham was a famous English pirate who patrolled the Caribbean Sea from 1718–1720. He got his name from the calico clothes he wore (patterns of brown, white, and black). Calico Jack became a pirate captain in 1718 while he …

John Rackham was executed by hanging for his acts of piracy on November 18, 1720. His body was tarred and hanged in a cage as a warning to the would-be pirates near the entrance of the city Port Royal.

John “Calico Jack” Rackham (1682-1720) – Commonly known as Calico Jack because of the colorful calico clothing that he wore, Rackham was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the “Golden Age of Piracy” (1650-1730).

John Rackham (26 December 1682 – 18 November 1720, commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century. (Rackham is often spelled as Rackam or Rackum in historical documentation, and he is also often referred to as Jack Rackham.)