Photo: British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate ship
 John Fairburn (1793–1832) - Royal Museums Greenwich (http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/golden-age-piracy)
Hand to hand fighting between British sailors and Algerian pirates
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