Capture of John Rackham
| Capture of John Rackham | |||||||
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| Part of the Golden Age of Piracy | |||||||
An engraving of Rackham from Charles Johnson's A General History of the Pyrates. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | Pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jonathan Barnet | John Rackham | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 sloop | 1 sloop | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
13 captured 1 sloop captured | ||||||
The capture of John Rackham was a single-ship action fought between English pirate John Rackham and British privateer Jonathan Barnet. The engagement was fought in the vicinity of Negril, Jamaica and ended with the capture of Rackham and his crew.