>>10832630>>10832656>>10833753The Battle of the Tiger's Mouth waged by Captain José Pinto Alcoforado e Sousa against the Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao. From 1809 to 1810 with a handful of ships he battled a fleet of pirate junks in the Pearl River Delta. Following the battle the Pirate Queen agreed to a brokered peace. During the negotiations she was so impressed by the Portuguese captains that she retired to live among them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Tiger's_Mouthhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Yi_Sao>As the unofficial commander of the Guangdong Pirate Confederation, her fleet was composed of 400 junks and between 40,000 and 60,000 pirates in 1805. Her ships entered into conflict with several major powers, such as the East India Company, the Portuguese Empire, and the Great Qing.>In 1810, Zheng Yi Sao negotiated a surrender to the Qing authorities that allowed her and Zhang Bao to retain a substantial fleet and avoid prosecution. At the time of her surrender, she personally commanded 24 ships and over 1,400 pirates.>Zheng Yi Sao has been described as not only history's most successful female pirate, but one of the most successful pirates in history.