In 1602 John Ward was jailed for plundering a Danish ship in the Caribbean. I think that piracy/barbary naval actions might be lot more active in EU4 to make naval gameplay more serious and detailed by the way.Īlso English later Muslim pirate called Jack Ward was also famous, possibly inspired Jack Sparrow character even. His red beard was the source of the epithet Barbarossa, used by Europeans." Emperor Charles V captured Tunis in 1535, but Khayr al-Din defeated his fleet at the Battle of Preveza (1538), securing the eastern Mediterranean for the Turks for 33 years. Appointed admiral in chief of the Ottoman Empire (1533), he conquered all of Tunisia. He offered allegiance to the Ottoman sultan and in return received military aid that enabled him to capture Algiers in 1529. When Aruj was killed in 1518, Khidr took the title Khayr al-Din. "He and his brother Aruj, sons of a Turk from Lesbos, took up piracy on the Barbary Coast in hopes of seizing an African domain for themselves. The guy practically made Ottomans 3rd largest naval force. He established the Ottoman supremacy in the Mediterranean. He beat holy league in Battle of Preveza, he kept raiding mediterrenean coasts, stealing ships from European powers. Barbarossa is one of the most famous pirates/admirals in all history which was alive and doing gods works around 1500s to 1545s.
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