Kidd, W.

Japanese: Kidd,W.(英語表記)KiddW
Kidd, W.

…British pirate. His real name was William Kidd. He was born in Scotland. He became a sailor and traveled to the colonies of North America. In 1690, he became a captain and shipowner, based in New York. From 1690 to 1695, he led a privateer ship and participated in the war against France. At the time, the east coast of North America was a hotbed of pirates who traveled as far as Africa and the Indian Ocean. He was hired by the British government, which felt the need to suppress them, and in 1696 he set sail from London at the head of the Adventure. …

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Japanese:

…イギリスの海賊。本名ウィリアム・キッドWilliam Kidd。スコットランドに生まれる。船乗りとなって植民地北アメリカに渡る。1690年にはニューヨークを根拠地として船長兼船主となる。90‐95年私掠船を指揮して対フランス戦争に参加。当時北アメリカ東海岸はアフリカ,インド洋方面まで出向く海賊の溜り場となっていた。その鎮圧の必要を感じていたイギリス本国政府に雇われ,96年〈冒険号〉を率いてロンドンを出航。…

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