Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham

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Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham
Part of the Golden Age of Piracy
An 18th-century woodcut of Calico Jack
Date c. October 22, 1720 Location Off Negril, Caribbean Sea Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Jonathan Barnet	Calico Jack
Strength
1 sloop	1 sloop
Casualties and losses
None	13 captured 1 sloop captured

The capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham was a single-ship action fought between English pirate Calico Jack and British privateer Jonathan Barnet. The battle was fought in the vicinity of Negril, Jamaica and ended with the capture of Rackham and his crew.