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Corsair (Minami Fuuko Novel)
A corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: * Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber privateers operating from North Africa * French corsairs, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown Corsair may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Comic books * Corsair, a Marvel Comics character, a “space pirate” and the father of X-Men superheroes Cyclops and Havok * Corsairs Squad, an Xavier Institute training squad Novels * ''Corsair'', a nautical historical novel by Dudley Pope, published in 1987 * ''Corsair'' (Bunch novel), a 2001 fantasy novel by Chris Bunch * ''Corsair'' (Cussler novel), a 2009 adventure novel by Clive Cussler Music * ''Il corsaro'' (''The Corsair''), an 1848 opera by Giuseppe Verdi * Le Corsaire (overture), an 1844 overture by Hector Berlioz * The Corsairs, a 1960s doo-wop group * "Corsair", a song on the 2002 album ''Geogaddi'' by Boards of Canada * "Corsair", a 2007 song from the EP ''Voyage'' by In Fear and Faith Video games * '' Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as letters of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and taking them as prizes and taking crews prisoner for exchange. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided by percentage between the privateer's sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission (i.e. the sovereign). Most colonial powers, as well as other countries, engaged in privateering. Privateering allowed sovereigns to multiply their naval forces at relatively low cost by mobilizi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
