peglegstrick

Hey this could give Oderlesseye an idea for his next production... Attack of the Neanderthal Pirates or maybe Blackbeard in Time Jas. Hook I love it! Oderlesseye how about it?

Lad

Love the idea of Neanderthal Pirates...........the idea sends shivers dowm me spine! They would had to have been a fearsome bunch.....

Who the hell do they get permission from..................do they have to dig one of the old buccaneers up and ask permission.....BIG BROTHER TIGHTENING THE REINS AGAIN!

Loy

Shovel

Shot

by a Marine or a girlfriend???...........both! Escargot.........................Sorry.....Just had too

Navy..............Squid................been called that before!

Kracken...............bet you knew that was comming!

Cecaelia

Used to be a guy who had a website called "the iron hook" that made hooks & wooden peglegs (for cheaters...bent your leg & it went on your knee) ...but it (the site) had been shut down.

Murrough

Finfolk

Prayers sent for his friends & family. RIP Thomas

let's lead this back to the sea............ Seals

Cuisto....Tiger Lee owns Pirate Fashion in St. Augustine....If you go to The Sack of St. Augustine you should be able to check them out...Located on 26 Cuna Street, which is in the heart of the Historical District

François le Clerc From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia François or Francis Le Clerc, known as Jambe de Bois ('Peg Leg'), (died 1563) was a 16th century French privateer , originally from Normandy. He is credited as the first pirate in the modern era to have a "peg leg". He was often the first to board an enemy vessel during an attack or raid. It was this brazen style that eventually caused him to suffer the loss of a leg and severe damage to one arm while fighting the English at Guernsey in 1549. Although many pirates would have had their careers ended by such an injury, le Clerc refused to retire and instead expanded the scope of his piracy by financing the voyages and attacks of other pirates as well. Despite his wounds, Le Clerc led major raids against the Spanish, who nicknamed him "Pie de Palo" ("Peg Leg"). In 1553, he assumed overall command of seven pirate craft and three royal vessels, the latter commanded by himself, Jacques Sores and Robert Blundel. This same year he attacked the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma, in the Canary Islands, which he looted and set on fire, destroying a large number of buildings. This strong fleet raided San Germán in Puerto Rico and methodically looted the ports of Hispaniola (Cuba) from south to north, stealing hides and cannon as they travelled. They sacked Santiago de Cuba in 1554,[1] occupied it for a month, and left with 80,000 pesos in treasure. So completely devastated was Cuba's first capital that it was soon completely eclipsed by Havana and never recovered its former prosperity. Richer booty was taken on the return voyage as the corsairs plundered Las Palmas on Grand Canary Island and captured a Genoese carrack. He and his crew of 330 men were the first Europeans to settle the island of Saint Lucia, and used the nearby Pigeon Island to target Spanish treasure galleons.[2] In 1560, while awaiting a Spanish treasure fleet carrying a cargo of bullion, he caused a great deal of damage to settlements along the coast of Panama. In April 1562, Protestants in several Norman cities rebelled against their Roman Catholic king. Queen Elizabeth I of England dispatched British troops to occupy Le Havre until June 1563. Le Clerc joined the English invaders and ravaged French shipping. In March 1563, he asked for a large pension as a reward for his actions. Wounded in his pride when Elizabeth turned down his request, he sailed for the Azores Islands. He was killed there in 1563, while hunting down Spanish treasure ships.

Mandolin ....... too late for this one....oops Whistle

Molson

Lager

Beer..........

Looking forward to the amputation article.......for some odd reason I am obsesed with that. Some of the guys I used to reenact the CW with tried to get me to do the amputation thing in the field hospital...using a fake (rubber) leg. I didn't want that to be the only thing I could do....could not walk for extended periods of time over rough ground so blue sleeves were out...not so sure how a horse would react to only one leg knee raining so gold sleeves were out....and I cant afford a field cannon & casson.....That knocks out the red sleeves but.... A pegleg works O.K. with the Pirate thing. So here I am. P.S. Do enjoy your articles Mission.

Scotland

Mission.......being that I had me leg taken off above the knee a few years ago.....your weapons are the scariest of all! Shivers all over!