Anne Bonny was an Irish-born pirate who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham in the Caribbean, alongside fellow female pirate Mary Read. Contemporary accounts describe her as an active fighter during boarding actions. She was captured with Rackham’s crew near Jamaica in 1720 and convicted of piracy, but escaped execution by ‘pleading her belly’ (pregnancy). No reliable historical record documents what happened to her afterward.
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| Real Name | Anne Bonny (née Cormac) |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1697 (unverified) |
| Died | unknown |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Years Active | 1719-1720 |
| Known Ships | Revenge |
| Fate | Captured with Jack Rackham's crew in October 1720; sentenced to death but the sentence was stayed due to pregnancy; her ultimate fate after imprisonment is not reliably documented |
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