Peter Harris (buccaneer)

Peter Harris (the elder) (died 3 May 1680) was a British buccaneer who played a significant role in the Pacific Adventure, a privateering expedition led by Richard Sawkins and John Coxon.

Harris served as one of the captains during this expedition, alongside Bartholomew Sharp and Edmund Cooke.

On 25 April 1680, the buccaneers raided the mining town of Santa Maria, situated east of Panama City.

After plundering the town, they set it ablaze and traveled downstream to the Pacific using canoes.

Despite ultimately emerging victorious, the buccaneers suffered the loss of twenty men, including Captain Harris.