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John Ward was a 17th-century English pirate who became one of the most feared Muslim corsairs in history. Also known as Yusuf Reis, he trained Barbary pirates in naval tactics and captured one of the richest ships ever taken, then led the White slave trade. His life inspired pirate legends, possibly even Jack Sparrow. Learn how a poor fisherman became a warlord. Was Jack Sparrow inspired by a real pirate? Meet John Ward, the English fisherman-turned-privateer who became one of the most feared Barbary corsairs of the 17th century. Betrayed by his country and branded a traitor, Ward embraced a new religion, a new name—Yusuf Reis—and trained an entire generation of Muslim pirates in advanced naval warfare. From raiding the Spanish to capturing million-pound Venetian ships, his story is unlike any other pirate you've heard. Discover how he outwitted kings, evaded capture, and lived to tell the tale. Written and hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production. #RealLifeJackSparrow #BarbaryCorsairs #ForgottenHistory ==================================================================== Help support our channel: Forgotten History Merchandise: https://fh-shop.fourthwall.com/ Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenHistoryChannel Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5kKhnQUbZmABUeJJvj9aw/join ==================================================================== Thanks for watching. Please subscribe using the link below so we can continue making new content. Your subscription to the channel means a lot to us! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5kKhnQUbZmABUeJJvj9aw?sub_confirmation=1 ==================================================================== About us: Host/Military Historian/Film Consultant/US Army and USMC Veteran - Colin Heaton https://www.heatonlewisbooks.com Screenwriter/Director/Producer/US Marine Corps Veteran - Michael Droberg https://imdb.me/michaeldroberg https://www.10thlegionpictures.com Email The Forgotten History Team: droknows@hotmail.com Brand Deal Inquiries: john@smallscreenmarketing.com ==================================================================== Associated channel for sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and film related topics: https://www.youtube.com/c/10thLegionPictures ==================================================================== -COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1976 - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #forgottenhistorychannel Sources: History defined Lamborn Wilson, Peter (2004). Pirate Utopias: Moorish Corsairs and European Renegadoes. Autonomedia. Bak, Greg. Barbary Pirate: The Life and Crimes of John Ward, the Most Infamous Privateer of His Times. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd. 2006. ISBN 0-7509-4350-5 Costain, Thomas, For My Great Folly, 1942 Tinniswood, Adrian. Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean. Riverhead Hardcover, 2010. ISBN 1-59448-774-X Peter Lamborn Wilson. Pirate Utopias: Moorish Corsairs & European Renegadoes[1] Senior, Clive M. (1976). A Nation of Pirates. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Tinniswood, A. (2010). Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean. United States: Penguin Publishing Group.