Infamous Pyrates and their Jacks

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Infamous Pyrates and their Jacks
Most pirates had their
own, custom flags that were quite different from
the standard skull and cross bones on a
background of black. The following are a few of
the flags that were flown by various pirates,
privateers and buccaneers, along with a brief
description of their infamous owners.
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The first Jolly Roger flags. According to some
sources, the Jolly Roger began life as a simple
red jack flown by buccaneers. The red jack was
called the joli rouge by the buccaneers. a
literal translation of the term would be "lovely
red flag" but the term did not translate
literally instead it translated phonetically to "
jolly roger" The joli rouge was hoisted as a
sign that no quarter would be given if resistance
was met. The flag transmuted into the universal
flag of "death" that being a solid black flag.
Still another source says that the black flag
was raised as sign that a ship was to be attacked
and if they struck their colours and surrender no
harm would come to the ship. After waiting a few
minutes for an answer, if no answer was given,
the pirates would raise the red flag (joli rouge)
in addition to the black flag, meaning that the
time for deliberation was over and now no quarter
would be given if the enemy resisted.
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Your time for deliberation is running out"
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His body, alive or dead, could not be found..
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