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The '''buccaneers''' were freelance commerce raiders who preyed on the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Caribbean]] and along the Spanish [[Pacific]] coast, mainly during the second half of the 17th century. Whilst they did attack ships at sea, most of their attacks were on settlements and ports – what you might call amphibious assaults – and many, if not most, buccaneers were not professional seamen but “gentlemen adventurers” and others hoping to make their fortunes at the expense of the common enemy of most European maritime nations of the time – Spain.

The '''buccaneers''' were freelance commerce raiders who preyed on the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Caribbean]] and along the Spanish [[Pacific]] coast, mainly during the second half of the 17th century. Whilst they did attack ships at sea, most of their attacks were on settlements and ports – what you might call amphibious assaults – and many, if not most, buccaneers were not professional seamen but “gentlemen adventurers” and others hoping to make their fortunes at the expense of the common enemy of most European maritime nations of the time – Spain.