1697 in piracy explained

See also 1696 in piracy, other events in 1697, 1698 in piracy and Timeline of piracy.

Events

Indian Ocean

• Undated - Adam Baldridge flees Madagascar to avoid attack by neighbors for engaging in the slave trade.
• October 30 - William Kidd murders his gunner, William Moore.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Captain Charles Johnson . Captain Charles Johnson . A General History of the Pyrates . 14 May 1724 . Charles Rivington

   J. Lacy, and J. Stone

   . . 56-66 . 2 . https://archive.org/details/vol1_20200912/vol2/page/n55/mode/2up?view=theater . A General History of the Pyrates . Of Captain William Kidd.