A painting by Richard Paton depicting of the destruction of two Salé Rovers by the Royal Navy in 1734.

The Salé Rovers, also known as the Sallee Rovers, were a group of Barbary pirates active during the 17th and 18th centuries in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Like other Barbary pirates, they attacked Christian merchant shipping and ransomed or enslaved any crewmembers and passengers they captured. Numerous Salé Rovers operated out of the Republic of Salé, which was established on the mouth of the Bou Regreg river and existed from 1627 to 1668. Many of the corsairs which belonged to the Salé Rovers were of European descent, most whom were English and Dutch Protestants. One such corsair was the Dutchman Jan Janszoon, who converted to Islam after being captured by Barbary pirates in 1618 and was renamed Murat Reis. By the 18th century, anti-piracy operations by European navies such as the British Royal Navy led to the eventual decline and disappearance of the Salé Rovers.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Peter Lamborn (2003). Pirate Utopias. Brooklyn, NY: Autonomedia. p. 96. ISBN 9781570271588.
  2. ↑ Lambert, Frank (2013). The Barbary Wars: American Independence in the Atlantic World. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 52. ISBN 9780374707279.
  3. ↑ Gauldie, Robin (2008). Morocco (3rd ed.). London: New Holland. p. 79. ISBN 9781847730954.
  4. ↑ Snelders, Stephen (2005). The Devil's Anarchy. Brooklyn, NY: Autonomedia. pp. 7 & 24. ISBN 9781570271618.
5. C.S. Forester The Barbary Pirates 1953
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