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1694 in piracy
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February 24, 2026
The following lists piracy related events that happened during 1694.
Contents
Europe
North America
See also
References
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
↑
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
.
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