Olivier Levasseur
Olivier Levasseur | |
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Gravestone traditionally attributed to La Buse (Olivier Levasseur) in Saint-Paul, Réunion | |
| Born | Olivier Levasseur c. 1689 Calais, France |
| Died | (aged 40–42) |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | La Buse, La Bouche |
| Years active | 1716–1724 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | |
| Battles/wars | War of the Spanish Succession |
Olivier Levasseur (1688, 1689, or 1690 – 7 July 1730), was a French pirate, nicknamed La Buse ("The Buzzard") or La Bouche ("The Mouth") or (Portuguese: O Falcão) in his early days for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies as well as his ability to verbally attack his opponents. He is known for his involvement in the Nossa Senhora Do Cabo heist, among the richest plunders in the Golden Age of Piracy, and for a myth concerning buried treasure and a cryptogram.