![In the 18th century, a pirate plied his trade on Lake Geneva.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/piraten-titel-300x225.jpg)
The freshwater pirate of Lake Geneva
In the 18th century, a pirate was up to mischief on Lake Geneva. He scored his biggest coup when he carried off the French King’s war chest.
![Protestant depiction of the conflict between the King’s troops and the Huguenots, 1686.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/kamisarden-300x210.jpg)
![The port of Geneva in an illustration dating from the late 18th century.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/genfer-hafen-300x173.jpg)
![Portrait of René de Froulay de Tessé, around 1700.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/tesse-242x300.jpg)
![Reconstruction of the «Saint-Charles».](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/schiff-300x91.jpg)
The calm before the storm
![Painting of the Battle of Cassano by Jean Baptiste Martin.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/schlacht-bei-cassano-300x234.jpg)
![The village of Hermance acted as the pirates’ safe haven.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/hermance-300x171.jpg)
In the 18th century, a pirate was up to mischief on Lake Geneva. He scored his biggest coup when he carried off the French King’s war chest.