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139: 130: 102: 170: 111: 31: 253:, who shot and killed one of the Dutch crew on the bojort. Following this, the pirates quickly stormed the bojort, and skirmishes quickly broke out. When the captain of the bojort looked out of his sliding door, he was shot down with a pistol by MĂ„ns MĂ„nsson, who followed with a second shot, killing the captain. 238:
After heavy storms, the Swedish pirates had been forced to sail back towards the Danish sound, it was here that they caught sight of a Dutch bojort, which was on its way from Amsterdam to Norrköping, and after being found to carry salt, herring, spices and wine, the Swedish pirates agreed to attack
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Following this, the pirates shot the crew, who were later drowned by attaching stones to their feet, leading to 4–5 Dutch being killed, although other historians have claimed the entire crew was killed.
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In the summer of 1661, the Swedish pirates, Gustaf Adolf Skytte and Gustav Drake, along with a crew of 15 men and one ship, decided to go on an expedition to England.
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When the pirates sailed a little past Bornholm, they started chasing the bojort, and the crew cast lots to see who would climb onboard the bojort first.
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quickly bound the ships to each other, and a shot came from the pirate ship, it came from a pirate named
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was a successful attack by Swedish pirates on a Dutch Bojort named "The Gilded Lion" in 1661.
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Some historians say the entire crew was killed while others say only 4 or 5 were killed
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After the seizure, the Swedes managed to take a cargo consisting of
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Bornholm

Dutch Republic

Gustaf Adolf Skytte

Gustav Drake

Dutch Republic
Bojort
PĂ€r LĂ€nsman
Sven Lifknecht
salt
tobacco
wine
herring
lemons
thimble's
ribbons
strings
sewing needles
"Sjörövarna Skytte och Drake"
"Draken & Skytten tillbaka i ny version – flyttar in pĂ„ museum"


"Gustaf Drake"
National Archives of Sweden
Kapare och pirater: i Nordeuropa under 800 Ă„r
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