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3 unusual facts about William Rhett


1706 in piracy

They are led by Lieutenant Colonel William Rhett who sail out to meet the Spanish fleet, four warships and a galley, and chases them from the area.

Ignatius Pell

While waiting out the Atlantic hurricane season in the estuary of Cape Fear River, Ignatius took part in a battle between the Royal James and the Henry and its accompanying sloop, pirate hunters commanded by William Rhett and commissioned by South Carolina governor Robert Johnson (governor).

William Rhett

Rhett's house in Charleston, completed in 1716, still stands in its original location at 54 Hasell St., Charleston, South Carolina.



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