Captain Edward Cooke was a successful Captain and Privateer. He played a major role in the most successful privateering expedition of the early 18th Century. Sailing with Captains Woodes Rogers and William Dampier aboard the Duke and Dutchess, he took part in capturing one of the rich Manila prizes and fought in several engagements with the Spanish on land and on the South Sea. Cooke kept a detailed journal of their adventures and augmented...
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