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Henry Jennings | |
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Died | Unknown, possibly 1745[2] |
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | British |
Occupation(s) | Privateer-turned-pirate, ship captain, landowner |
Era | 1710s |
Employer | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Criminal status | Pardoned for piracy during general amnesty in 1718 |
Piratical career | |
Type | Privateer-turned-pirate |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years active | ?–1714 (Privateer) circa 1715–1718 (Piracy) |
Rank | Commodore[1] |
Base of operations | Jamaica, followed by New Providence and Nassau in the Bahamas |
Commands | Sloop Bersheba |
Battles/wars | War of Spanish Succession |
Henry Jennings was an English privateer-turned-pirate. Jennings' first recorded act of piracy took place in early 1716 when, with three vessels and 150–300 men, Jennings' fleet ambushed the Spanish salvage camp from the 1715 Treasure Fleet.[3] After the Florida raid, Jennings and his crew also linked up with Benjamin Hornigold's "three sets of pirates" from New Providence Island.[4]
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