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The '''Moro Pirates''', also known as the '''Sulu Pirates''', were [[Muslim]] [[outlaw]]s of the southern [[Philippines]] which [[Conflicts involving the Moro Pirates|engaged]] in frequent acts of [[piracy]], primarily against the [[Spain|Spanish]], from the late 16th century to 1878 when a [[peace treaty]] was signed. Because of the continual wars between the Spanish and the [[Moro people]], the areas in and around the [[Sulu Sea]] became a have for pirates. The Sulu pirates were not suppressed until the late 1800s.<ref>Root, pg. 383-397</ref> |
The '''Moro Pirates''', also known as the '''Sulu Pirates''', were [[Muslim]] [[outlaw]]s of the southern [[Philippines]] which [[Conflicts involving the Moro Pirates|engaged]] in frequent acts of [[piracy]], primarily against the [[Spain|Spanish]], from the late 16th century to 1878 when a [[peace treaty]] was signed. Because of the continual wars between the Spanish and the [[Moro people]], the areas in and around the [[Sulu Sea]] became a have for pirates. The Sulu pirates were not suppressed until the late 1800s.<ref>Root, pg. 383-397</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Spanish engaged the Moro pirates frequently in the 1840s. The [[Spanish expedition to Balanguingui|expedition]] to [[Balanguingui]] in 1848 was carried out by [[Brigadier]] [[José Ruiz]] and a fleet of nineteen small warships and hundreds of [[Spanish Army]] troops. They were opposed by at least 1,000 Moros held up in four [[fort]]s with 124 |
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[[File:National Museum KL 2008 (54).JPG|right|thumb|''The ship of James Brooke engaging pirates off Sarawak.'']] |
[[File:National Museum KL 2008 (54).JPG|right|thumb|''The ship of James Brooke engaging pirates off Sarawak.'']] |
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The [[pirate ship]]s used by the Moros were known as [[proa]]s and they varied in design. The majority were wooden sailing [[galley]]s about ninety feet long with a beam of ten feet. They carried around 100 pirates and [[galley slave|slave]]s. Sulus usually armed their vessels with three [[swivel gun]]s and occasionally a heavy [[cannon]]. Proas were very fast and the pirates would prey on merchant ships becalmed in shallow water.<ref>http://www.flyingdusun.com/001_Discover/011_history.htm</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Spanish engaged the Moro pirates frequently in the 1840s. The [[Spanish expedition to Balanguingui|expedition]] to [[Balanguingui]] in 1848 was carried out by [[Brigadier]] [[José Ruiz]] and a fleet of nineteen small warships and hundreds of [[Spanish Army]] troops. They were opposed by at least 1,000 Moros held up in four [[fort]]s with 124 cannons and plenty of [[small arms]]. There were also dozens of proas at Balanguingui but the pirates abandoned their ships for the better defended fortifications. The Spanish stormed three of the positions by force and captured a remaining one after the pirates had retreated. Over 500 prisoners were freed in the operation and over 500 pirates were killed or wounded, they also lost about 150 of their proas. The Spanish lost twenty-two men killed and around 210 wounded. The Sulus later reoccupied the island in 1849 and another expedition was sent but they encountered only light resistance<ref>http://www.joeinvestoronline.com/library/Spanish-expedition-to-Balanguingui.php</ref> |
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Also in the 1840s [[James Brooke]] became the [[White Rajah]] of [[Kingdom of Sarawak|Sarawak]] and led a series of campaigns against the Moro pirates. During one [[Battle off Mukah|engagement]] whith [[Illanun]] Sulus in 1862, [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Brooke sank four proas, out of six engaged, by ramming them with his small four gun [[steamer]] ''Rainbow''. Each pirate ship had over 100 crewmen and [[galley slave]]s aboard and all were armed with three brass swivel guns. Brooke lost only a few men killed or wounded while at least 100 pirates were killed or wounded. Several prisoners were also released.<ref>http://anglicanhistory.org/asia/sarawak/sketches1882/16.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:25, 12 July 2011
The Moro Pirates, also known as the Sulu Pirates, were Muslim outlaws of the southern Philippines which engaged in frequent acts of piracy, primarily against the Spanish, from the late 16th century to 1878 when a peace treaty was signed. Because of the continual wars between the Spanish and the Moro people, the areas in and around the Sulu Sea became a have for pirates. The Sulu pirates were not suppressed until the late 1800s.[1]
Ships
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The pirate ships used by the Moros were known as proas and they varied in design. The majority were wooden sailing galleys about ninety feet long with a beam of ten feet. They carried around 100 pirates and slaves. Sulus usually armed their vessels with three swivel guns and occasionally a heavy cannon. Proas were very fast and the pirates would prey on merchant ships becalmed in shallow water.[2]
History
The Spanish engaged the Moro pirates frequently in the 1840s. The expedition to Balanguingui in 1848 was carried out by Brigadier José Ruiz and a fleet of nineteen small warships and hundreds of Spanish Army troops. They were opposed by at least 1,000 Moros held up in four forts with 124 cannons and plenty of small arms. There were also dozens of proas at Balanguingui but the pirates abandoned their ships for the better defended fortifications. The Spanish stormed three of the positions by force and captured a remaining one after the pirates had retreated. Over 500 prisoners were freed in the operation and over 500 pirates were killed or wounded, they also lost about 150 of their proas. The Spanish lost twenty-two men killed and around 210 wounded. The Sulus later reoccupied the island in 1849 and another expedition was sent but they encountered only light resistance[3]
Also in the 1840s James Brooke became the White Rajah of Sarawak and led a series of campaigns against the Moro pirates. During one engagement whith Illanun Sulus in 1862, Captain Brooke sank four proas, out of six engaged, by ramming them with his small four gun steamer Rainbow. Each pirate ship had over 100 crewmen and galley slaves aboard and all were armed with three brass swivel guns. Brooke lost only a few men killed or wounded while at least 100 pirates were killed or wounded. Several prisoners were also released.[4]
See also
References
- Root, Elihu (1902). Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands, Volume 91, Part 2. Vol. 91. New York Public Library: US Government Printing Office.
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