John Bowen | |
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| Born | |
| Died | 1704 |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Johnny boy |
| Type | Pirate |
| Years active | 1700–1704 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Indian Ocean, Red Sea |
| Commands | Speaker, Speedy Return, Defiant |
| Wealth | £170,000;[1][2]: 51 |
John Bowen (16?? – 1704) was a pirate of Créole origin active during the Golden Age of Piracy.[3] He sailed with other famous contemporaries, including Nathaniel North (who would succeed him as captain of Bowen's final ship, the Defiant) and George Booth, who was his captain when he was a crewman aboard the Speaker. Over a four-year period, Bowen took about £170,000 in goods and coinage and retired to Bourbon for a brief period of time before his death in 1704.
- ^ Roberts, V'léOnica. "Captain John Bowen". Buccaneers, Privateers & Swashbucklers. Vleonica.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
In August 1703 they captured two Indian vessels...
- ^ When the Speaker made the mouth ... Seitz, Don Carlos, Howard F. Gospel and Stephen Wood. Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates. 2002.
- ^ Captain John Bowen was a Créole pirate... Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine A Short Seafaring Adventures and Conflicts in the Indian Ocean 1405–1811. Julien Durup, 2004