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Pirates actually helped in the Revolutionary War: https://www.historynet.com/pirates-of-the-revolution.htm https://www.historynet.com/pirates-of-the-revolution.htm . Many pirates considered themselves free and held that legitimate comity between 2 people can exist without 3rd party control such as the Crown.