Did Kidd receive a royal commission or pirate commission?
Royal commission
Pirate commission
Army commission
Naval commission
Answer
The answer is a royal commission. Unlike many other famous pirates of the time, Kidd was commissioned by the British government to suppress piracy. He set out on a voyage in 1696 with a crew of 155 aboard the Adventure Galley with orders to target French shipping and privateers in the Indian Ocean.
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