This Week on Dispatches: Richard Werther on Lambert Wickes, Continental Navy Captain

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March 29, 2019

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In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer and JAR contributor Richard J. Werther discuss the life of Captain Lambert Wickes, the differences between “piracy” and “privateering,” and the origins of the Continental Navy.

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This Week on Dispatches: Richard Werther on Lambert Wickes, Continental Navy Captain

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