Captain Blood · Character
Colonel Kirke
English colonel known for brutality; historical figure.
minor
Also known as Kirke, the bloodthirsty Colonel Kirke
First appearance: ii kirke s dragoons
Colonel Kirke shows up with force in III: The Lord Chief Justice. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the bloodthirsty colonel who summarily hanged prisoners after Sedgemoor.
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