# Ten Notorious French Pirates — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [November 17, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ten-notorious-french-pirates-whe-article-discussion/9700 "2021-11-17T16:57:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ten-notorious-french-pirates-whe-article-discussion/9700/1 "2021-11-17T16:57:24Z")

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Piracy has involved many nationalities over the centuries, but one of the prominent groups in the medieval and early modern periods was the French pirates, who terrorised the Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean. French writers often preferred to use the term filibuster and corsair for pirates who operated as privateers, and here are presented ten such figures who have made their mark in the annals of crimes at sea.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1879/ten-notorious-french-pirates/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1879/ten-notorious-french-pirates/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ten-notorious-french-pirates-whe-article-discussion/9700/2 "2026-07-29T11:59:56Z")

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