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Harpe brothers
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Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper, and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper, were American murderers, highwaymen and river pirates who operated in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Mississippi
A painting of Loyalist and Patriot militia fighting each other at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The Harpe brothers with their Tory outlaw gang
A painting of Loyalist and Patriot militia fighting each other at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The Harpe brothers with their Tory outlaw gang participated in the battle as irregular Loyalist militia, serving under the command of British Army Major Patrick Ferguson
In 1799, the Harpe brothers were captured, held for trial, and subsequently broke out of the Kentucky state jail, in Danville, before they could be se
In 1799, the Harpe brothers were captured, held for trial, and subsequently broke out of the Kentucky state jail, in Danville, before they could be sentenced to death by hanging. This historical reconstruction of the jail, where the two were briefly held, was originally built by Isaac Hite as a log structure, having a central breezeway between two windowed prison cells and a dirt floor and stone chimney on one side.
The second Governor of Kentucky, James Garrard on April 22, 1799, issued a $300 reward for the Harpe brothers' apprehension and deliverance back to Da
The second Governor of Kentucky, James Garrard on April 22, 1799, issued a $300 reward for the Harpe brothers' apprehension and deliverance back to Danville, Kentucky, for trial.
The Harpe brothers sought refuge from pursuing Kentucky regulators at the river pirate stronghold of Cave-In-Rock on the Ohio River, in the summer of
The Harpe brothers sought refuge from pursuing Kentucky regulators at the river pirate stronghold of Cave-In-Rock on the Ohio River, in the summer of 1799. After the murderous pair began to make a habit of taking travelers to the top of the bluff, stripping them naked, and pushing them off, the outlaw leader at the cave, Samuel Mason, forced the Harpe brothers to leave.
River pirate
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A river pirate is a pirate who operates along a river. The term has been used to describe many different kinds of pirate groups who carry out riverine attacks in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, a
Harpe brothers
…before 1768 – August 24, 1799), and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper (before 1770 – February 8, 1804), were American murderers, highwaymen and river pirates who operated in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Mississippi and along the Natchez Trace in the late 18th century. They are often considered the earliest…
The Yangtze River of China, a hotbed of river pirate activity from the nineteenth century until the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, which was co
The Yangtze River of China, a hotbed of river pirate activity from the nineteenth century until the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, which was combated by patrols of American and European gunboat flotillas.
The Mekong River, where modern-day Asian river piracy exists.
The Mekong River, where modern-day Asian river piracy exists.
A Mekong River sampan boat, typically used by modern-day Asian river pirates
A Mekong River sampan boat, typically used by modern-day Asian river pirates
The Balkan Narentines, of the ninth and tenth centuries, were known for piracy on the River Neretva. The Ushkuiniks were Russian Novgorodian Volga riv
The Balkan Narentines, of the ninth and tenth centuries, were known for piracy on the River Neretva. The Ushkuiniks were Russian Novgorodian Volga river pirates from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries. Both medieval river pirate groups were Slavic versions of Viking river raiders.