Jean david nau biography of barack

          One of the most famous buccaneers from Tortuga was a Frenchman named Jean-David Nau (c.

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          Captain Francios L'Olonnais

             Francios l'Olonnais, also known as Jean David Nau, was reputed to have been one of the most ruthless and barbaric pirates to have ever sailed under the black flag.

          His career dates from the early part of the golden age of pirates when Tortuga was a safe haven for the pirates and Spanish vessels were the primary target for the buccaneers' depradations. As a child he was sent as an indentured servant, from France, to the French island of Martinique.

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        4. Born Jean-David Nau in the late 17th century, was a notorious French pirate and buccaneer active in the Caribbean during the s and s.
        5. Nau is also known as François l'Olonnais, one of the cruelest and brutal French pirates of all time.

          6. After serving his term of servitude he moved to the island of Hispaniola, where he joined up with the buccaneers. He seems to have distinguished himself for the French governor of Tortuga, Monsieur de la Place, gave him command of a small ship and sent him out to win his fortune.



              His early career while fairly successful seems to be more of note for the fact that it distinguished l'Olonnais for his unusually ferocious treatment of prisoners and earned him