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- François_le_Clerc comment "François or Francis Le Clerc, known as \"Jambe de Bois\" (\"Peg Leg\"), (died 1563) was a 16th-century French privateer, originally from Normandy. He is credited as the first pirate in the modern era to have a \"peg leg\". He was often the first to board an enemy vessel during an attack or raid. It was this brazen style that eventually caused him to suffer the loss of a leg and severe damage to one arm while fighting the English at Guernsey in 1549.".