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In 1776, the Continental Navy was outnumbered tenfold by the Royal Navy. It is impressive, then, that men still chose to serve in the Navy and face a much more powerful foe. In those early years there was one man whose actions rose above the rest. Gustavus Conyngham would become known as the “Dunkirk Pirate.”
In 1776, the Continental Navy was outnumbered tenfold by the Royal Navy. It is impressive, then, that men still chose to serve in the Navy and face a much more powerful foe. In those early years there was one man whose actions rose above the rest. Gustavus Conyngham would become known as the “Dunkirk Pirate.”
