Salé Rovers facts for kids
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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 corsairs active during the 17th and 18th centuries in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Like other Barbary corsairs, they attacked Christian merchant shipping and ransomed or enslaved those 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, predominantly English and Dutch Protestants. One such corsair was Dutchman Jan Janszoon, who converted to Islam after being captured by Barbary corsairs in 1618 and was renamed Murat Reis.
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