William Condon
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Captain William Condon was an English
pirate. His ship was called the Fiery Dragon and was found by Barry Clifford
off the coast of Sainte-Marie, Madagascar, where it had caught fire and sunk in 1721.
He retired and settled on Réunion
in 1721. He later moved to Normandy in 1723 and worked as a merchant and
shipowner.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
pirate. His ship was called the Fiery Dragon and was found by Barry Clifford
Barry Clifford
Barry Clifford is an underwater archaeological explorer best known for discovering the remains of the wrecked ship Whydah in 1984. The Whydah is the only fully verified pirate shipwreck ever discovered, and, as such, artifacts from the wreck provide unique insights into the material culture of 18th...
off the coast of Sainte-Marie, Madagascar, where it had caught fire and sunk in 1721.
He retired and settled on Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
in 1721. He later moved to Normandy in 1723 and worked as a merchant and
shipowner.