The Arch Pirate – Long Ben Avery, the capture of the “Gunsway” and an orgy of violence
... and a bit more about Long Ben Avery or Every and his capture of the “Ganj-i-Sawai” in the Indian Ocean in 1695 by yours truly can be found below wunderkammertales.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-... 7 September 1695, Somewhere in the Indian Ocean, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s heavily armed trading ship “Ganj-i-Sawai” (Anglicized as “Gunsway”), one of the richest prizes in naval history, was captur...