1694 in piracy
The following lists piracy related events that happened during 1694.
Europe
[edit]- May 7 – Henry Every leads a mutiny aboard the privateer ship Charles II at A Coruña and turns the crew to piracy.[1]
North America
[edit]- April – Thomas Tew offloads his stolen treasure at Newport, Rhode Island.[2]
- November – Tew purchases new letter of marque from New York governor Benjamin Fletcher and sails on a new pirate cruise for the Indian Ocean.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Robinson, Paul H.; Robinson, Sarah M. (2015). Pirates, Prisoners, and Lepers: Lessons from Life Outside the Law. EBL-Schweitzer. Potomac Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-61234-746-2. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Marley, David F. (2012). Daily Life of Pirates. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 979-8-216-07138-9. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Breverton, Terry (2018). A Gross of Pirates: From Alfhild the Shield Maiden to Afweyne the Big Mouth. Amberley Publishing. p. 1698. ISBN 978-1-4456-8293-8. Retrieved November 1, 2024.