Red Legs Greaves
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"Red Legs" Greaves was allegedly a Scottish buccaneer active in the Caribbean and the West Indies during the 1670s.[1] His nickname came from the term Redlegs used to refer to the class of poor whites who lived on colonial Barbados.
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Red Legs Greaves | |
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Born | 1649 Barbados |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | Buccaneer |
Years active | 1670s |
Known for | Escape from prison during an earthquake |
Piratical career | |
Base of operations | Caribbean and the West Indies |
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Although considered a successful pirate during his alleged career, most notably his raid of Margarita Island in the mid-1670s, he is best known for his escape from prison during an earthquake.
His story does not appear in historical records of the era and he may have been fictional.