Edward Mansvelt

Edward Mansvelt or Mansfield was a 17thcentury Dutch corsair and buccaneer who, at one time, was acknowledged as an informal chieftain of the Brethren of the Coast. He was the first to organise large scale raids against Spanish settlements, tactics which would be utilised to attack Spanish strongholds by later buccaneers in future years, and held considerable influence in Tortuga and Port Royal. He was widely considered one of the finest buccaneers of his day and, following his death, his position was assumed by his protg and viceadmiral, Henry Morgan.

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