John Benbow
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Vice-Admiral of the White John Benbow was a Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary pirates before leaving to join the Merchant Navy in which Benbow served until
1701 portrait of Benbow by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Thomas Murray's triple portrait of Thomas Phillips (left), John Benbow (centre) and Sir Ralph Delaval (right). The three had been important figures in British fleet operations against the north coast of France during 1692–93.
Benbow's attack on Saint-Malo, where he blew up the machine ship Vesuvius, 1693
Benbow's bombardment of Dieppe in July 1694
Barbary corsairs
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The Barbary corsairs, also known as the Barbary pirates, Ottoman corsairs, or naval mujahideen, were mainly Muslim corsairs and privateers who operated from the North African coast, known in Europe as
John Benbow
…Vice-Admiral of the White John Benbow (10 March 1653 – 4 November 1702) was a Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary pirates before leaving to join the Merchant Navy in which Benbow served until the 1688 Glorious Revolution, whereupon he returned to the Royal Navy and was…
A Sea Fight with Barbary Corsairs by Laureys a Castro, c. 1681
An Algerine pirate ship
A man from the Barbary states
British captain witnessing the miseries of Christian slaves in Algiers, 1815