James Plaintain
James Plantain (or Plaintain), also called "King of Ranter Bay", was a Jamaican-born English pirate and leader in Madagascar. In 1715, Plantain established a base of operations at the harbour, a few miles north of St. Mary's Island, and in time established his own fiefdom after gaining control of the island. In fear of rebellion, he fled the island in 1728. He was briefly entrusted the significant responsibilities of the chief gunner's post by Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre of the Maratha navy in India.
Further reading
- Dunbar, George. A History of India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. I. Nicholson & Watson; limited, 1936.
- Gosse, Philip. The History of Piracy, Tudor Publishing Company, 1934.
- Rediker, Marcus Buford. Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age. London: Verso, 2004. ISBN 1-84467-008-2
- Steele, Philip. The World of Pirates. Kingfisher Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-7534-5786-5
External links
- Pirates in Madagascar, Madagascar pirates at The Pirate's Realm
- Pirates! Fact & Legend - Message Board: Scholarly Discussion (Pirate Nationalities), discussion on Plaintain and other pirates of Madagascar
- Antongil Regnal Chronologies: Antongil Bay (Ranter Bay) and St. Mary's Island (Île St. Marie)
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