1694 in piracy

The following lists piracy related events that happened during 1694.

Europe

• 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

• 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

• 1693 in piracy
• 1695 in piracy
• 1694
• Timeline of piracy

References

1. 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.
2. Marley, David F. (2012). Daily Life of Pirates. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 95. ISBN   979-8-216-07138-9 . Retrieved November 1, 2024.
3. 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.