Lo Hon-cho

Lo raided in southern China, in the vicinity of Beihai, and earnt a terrifying reputation on account of her ruthlessness.

After the death of her husband in 1921, she took command of his fleet, much in the same way as the previous Chinese woman pirate leader Zheng Yi Sao (1775–1844).

[1][4] She briefly fought alongside the Chinese military in the uprisings of the early 1920s,[6] joining forces with the general Wong Min-Tong.

After the military commander of the region including Beihai offered a promise of pardon for Lo's capture, one of her followers betrayed her, leading to her being apprehended.

[5] According to Richard Gordon McCloskey, who visited southern China in the 1930s and spoke to the locals, he was told that Lo Hon-cho was "killed on a piratical expedition".

[6] Some modern authors speculate that another pirate woman, Lai Choi San (active in the later 1920s and 30s), rose to power through taking command of portions of Lo's former fleet after her capture.