The Red Flag Fleet, under the command of the notorious pirate Ching Shih, had been a continual thorn in the side of commerce for years. The Qing gathered a massive fleet of warships and set a trap ...

Titled Red Flag, the series is set in the early 1800s and centers on Ching Shih , a beautiful young Chinese prostitute who goes on to become one of history’s most powerful pirates and head of ...

Black and red flags. In the 17th century, pirate vessels would hoist flags — but not always the ones we now associate with pirates. "A red flag meant they would offer no quarter or no mercy.