1711 in piracy explained

Events

Americas

• 21 September – Battle of Rio de Janeiro: French Privateer René Duguay-Trouin captures Rio de Janeiro, and takes the Portuguese governor for ransom.^{[1] [2]}

Europe

• October 14 - Woodes Rogers returns to England after a successful round-the-world privateering cruise against Spain, carrying loot worth £150,000. Broils with the Admiralty courts delay distribution of the treasure.

Notes and References

1. Web site: of the Corsairs of Saint Malo Saint-Malo – Mont-Saint-Michel Bay – Tourism . 2024-11-14 . Saint-Malo - Mont-Saint-Michel Bay - Tourism . en-GB.
2. Book: Love, Joseph . The Revolt of the Whip . 2012-05-16 . Stanford University Press . 978-0-8047-8369-9 . 27-30 . en.