Attack on Príncipe (1719)
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DateJune 1719
Location
| Attack on Príncipe (1719) | |||||
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| Part of the Golden Age of Piracy | |||||
 Illustration of the death of Captain Howell Davis on Príncipe | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Kingdom of Portugal |
 Pirates | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Carneiro de Sousa |
Howell Davis † Bartholomew Roberts Walter Kennedy | ||||
The Attack on Príncipe, or the Sack of Príncipe,[1] was carried out by pirates in June 1719, led by Captain Howell Davis against the Portuguese island of Príncipe.[2][3][4][5]
