ducasse's

Updated: May 10, 2025

The freebooters rebelled under the haughtiness of their commander, and only Ducasse's influence was able to bring them to obedience. On 18th March the ships were all gathered at the rendezvous at Cape Tiburon, and on the 13th of the following month anchored two leagues to the east of Cartagena. De Pointis had under his command about 4000 men, half of them seamen, the rest soldiers.

Clarence Henry Haring - The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century