A General History of the Pirates · Character
Kennedy
A pirate officer under Bartholomew Roberts who later took his own command and his own share of the plunder.
supporting
Also known as Captain Kennedy, Walter Kennedy
First appearance: IX: Of Captain Bartho. Roberts, and His Crew
As a supporting figure in A General History of the Pirates, Kennedy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A bold but wicked pirate who led the attack on the Portuguese fort; later condemned by the crew.
Kennedy belongs to the crowded ranks of men who learned their trade under Roberts, the most prolific pirate of the age, and then struck out for themselves. His story sits within the book's larger argument that these were not romantic outlaws but robbers whose brief commonwealth might have become a nation had fortune favored them. He matters as one of the many lieutenants whose ambitions and quarrels show how pirate crews were held together — and how easily they came apart.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Pirates, Captains, and Officials
- Pirate Captains and Hunters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Kennedy in IX: Of Captain Bartho. Roberts, and His Crew