1694 in piracy explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Robinson, Paul H. . Robinson . Sarah M. . Pirates, Prisoners, and Lepers: Lessons from Life Outside the Law . Potomac Books . EBL-Schweitzer . 2015 . 978-1-61234-746-2 . November 1, 2024 . 96.
2. Book: Marley, David F. . Daily Life of Pirates . Bloomsbury Publishing . 2012 . 979-8-216-07138-9 . November 1, 2024 . 95.
3. Book: Breverton, Terry . A Gross of Pirates: From Alfhild the Shield Maiden to Afweyne the Big Mouth . Amberley Publishing . 2018 . 978-1-4456-8293-8 . November 1, 2024 . 1698.