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	The Probert Encyclopaediat
		Robert Clive was the principal founder of the British Empire in India.
		Robert Fabyan was an English historian and sheriff of London from 1493.
		Robert I, Duke of Normandy was the father of William the Conqueror and aide to Edward The Confessor.
	david-pye.com /probert/CC.php (6841 words)

	Robert Surcouf - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Surcouf was born in December 1773 in Saint-Malo, a fortified town in Britanny, traditionally a corsaire stronghold.
		Surcouf left in good terms, and was made officer of the Légion d'Honneur on the 18th of July 1804.
		Surcouf happened to be a descendant of Duguay-Trouin on the side of his mother.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Surcouf (1367 words)

	Quotes - Robert Surcouf
		Robert Surcouf (1773-1827) was a famous France Privateer.
		Surcouf was made a second officer of the frigate Cybèle, which, with another frigate and a brig, and with less than half their firepower, engaged and repelled the attackers.
		Le Revenant was constructed under special directives by Surcouf himself, with a completely coppered hull, and a remarkable (for the time) top speed of 12 knots.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /AAVSO1604/robert-surcouf-quotes.html (1183 words)

	Robert Surcouf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Surcouf (December 1773–8 July 1827) was a famous French privateer.
		Surcouf left in good terms, and was made officer of the Légion d'Honneur on 18 July 1804.
		As a privateer, Surcouf used tactics to compensate being out-gunned by larger British ships: he would use small, fast ships to make the huge ships think he was either too little of a threat to consider firing at, a vessel on the verge of sinking or a fishing vessel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surcouf (1654 words)

	AccSubm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Surcouf was designed as an "underwater cruiser," intended to seek and engage in surface combat.
		Surcouf also carried a 16-foot motorboat, and contained a cargo compartment with fitting to restrain 40 prisoners.
		It is documented, however, that in that month, the Free French decided to send Surcouf to the Pacific theater of war, and she put in to Bermuda for resupply.
	www.histarmar.com.ar /InfGral/SubmarinosAcc/LeSurcouf.htm (1156 words)

	Avalanche Press
		Despite the impressive armaments, Surcouf quickly proved to be a “paper tiger.” She was a very complex design and constantly plagued by mechanical troubles.
		This was not to be the case and Surcouf was to be one of a kind.
		Surcouf was regarded as the pride of the fledgling navy by De Gaulle, and as a joke by the British Admiralty.
	www.avalanchepress.com /Surcouf.php (2369 words)

	FS Surcouf
		At least two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Surcouf, in honor of the 17th century Saint-Malo corsair Robert Surcouf[?].
		FS Surcouf (F-711) is a La Fayette-class frigate[?] of the French Navy.
		She was laid down at Lorient Naval Dockyard[?] on July 6, 1992, launched July 3, 1993, and commissioned May 1996.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fs/FS_Surcouf.html (65 words)

	Saint Malo France Provence Travel - St Malo - Visiting France - Chambord - Tour De France Vacation - Toulouse - Giverny
		Robert’s fame dates back to August 1795, when he attacked a convoy of 3 English merchant vessels that were hauling a rice cargo.
		Although this vessel was more heavily armed with 437 sailors and 26 cannons aboard, to his 160 men and 18 canons, Surcouf succeeded in capturing her after a long hand-to-hand combat.
		By the time Surcouf returned to St Malo, he had been decorated with the “Legion of Honor” by Emperor Napoleon I and had more than 2 million francs in his safe.
	www.francemonthly.com /n/0301 (1420 words)

	Trivia - Robert Surcouf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The phrase A man fights for what he lacks the most is said by captain Red in Polanskys Pirates.
		The manoeuver consisting in setting up a decoy a night by planting a lantern on a small boat was executed by Surcouf to successfully escape the British frigate HMS Sybille.
		In Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, a British ship (ironically enough) escapes a French privateer using this same trick.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /AAVSO1604/robert-surcouf-trivia.html (86 words)

	Seaman Garneray : Book reviews : Journal for Maritime Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1803 he rejoined the navy as part of rear-admiral Linois’s squadron harassing British commerce in the Indian Ocean, but he was captured in 1806, and spent the remainder of the war aboard a prison hulk in Portsmouth harbour.
		In one implausible encounter, for example, Surcouf takes Garneray, for no apparent reason, on his mission to suborn the Danish consul, and thus Garneray is able to give a verbatim transcript of the latter’s treachery.
		Apparently Surcouf was accosted by an English officer who told the corsair that while the French fought only for money, the English fought purely for honour and glory.
	www.jmr.nmm.ac.uk /server/show/conJmrBookReview.70 (1203 words)

	angsurcoufcv
		Great-grand nephew of Robert Surcouf ('King of the Privateers') 1773 -1827
		Erick Surcouf was the Founding Director and President of the 'International Group of Marine Archaeology (Groupe International d'Archéologie Sous-Marine).
		He was directly responsable for public relations, international negociations and recruitment of the staff.
	www.surcouf.net /anglais/angsurcoufcv.htm (238 words)

	Robert Surcouf
		Mais au petit Robert de 13 ans on n'impose pas sa volonté : après les avoir passablement bousculés, il quitte les prètres chargés de son éducation et décide de rejoindre des maîtres autrement robustes : les bateaux.
		Surcouf se lance dans l'aventure avant même d'avoir pu obtenir une lettre de marque, ce qui lui vaut la confiscation de ses premières prises.
		Surcouf refuse parce qu'on ne lui accorde pas l'indépendance de manoeuvre totale qu'il réclame.
	www.netmarine.net /bat/flf/surcouf/celebre.htm (470 words)

	The Pirates Hold - Pirate Roster S
		Surcouf, Richard (French) (1773-1827) - French corsair, based on island of Mauritius in Indian Ocean, captured 38 gun British East Indiaman Kent
		Surcouf, Robert (French) (b.1773) - native of St. Malo, privateer of great skill and daring
		If you have suggestions as to what you would like to see on this page or improvements feel free to email me.
	pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com /roster/pirate_roster_s.html (443 words)

	Privateers an Introduction
		He crossed the English Channel to safety in a rowboat.
		Robert Surcouf (1773-1827)* wished to be a privateer, but was unable to secure the proper papers.
		Since the British blockaded French ports during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, he based his operations on Mauritius, a French-owned island, and raided British shipping in the Indian Ocean.
	www.cindyvallar.com /privateers.html (1774 words)

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		Added pirates from _T R Y A L Held at the M A R S H A L S E A S, on Friday the 17th of the instant February, 1680_.
		English pirate (du Castell) added by Captain Roberts from "Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania," vol.
		He sailed with Bartholomew Roberts on the Guinea Coast, but was later marooned in Mauritius.
	www.piratesinfo.com /mysql/phorum/read.php?7,57240,58491 (4422 words)

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