William Burke aided which Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean?
William Kidd William Kidd, also "Captain William Kidd" or simply "Captain Kidd" (c.1654 – 23 May 1701) was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. Some modern historians deem his piratical reputation unjust.
Marquis Cornwallis (1789 ship) Marquis Cornwallis was a merchantman built in Calcutta in 1789 or 1791. She made one voyage transporting convicts in 1796 from Ireland to Australia. The voyage was marred by mutiny that resulted in the death of 11 convicts. "Marquis Cornwallis" then made a voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra ship", sailing from India back to Britain.