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1697 in piracy
1697 in piracy
See also 1696 in piracy, other events in 1697, 1698 in piracy and Timeline of piracy.-Caribbean:*May - Buccaneers under Jean du Casse assist French regulars in the siege of Cartagena...
, other events of 1698, 1699 in piracy
1699 in piracy
See also:1698 in piracy,other events of 1699,1700 in piracy and thelist of 'years of Piracy'.-----North America:*July 6 - William Kidd arrested for piracy in New York, on the orders of Lord Governor Bellomont....
and the Timeline of piracy
Timeline of piracy
This is a timeline of the history of piracy.*1600s: 1600 - 1601 - 1602 - 1603 - 1604 - 1605 - 1606 - 1607 - 1608 - 1609*1610s: 1610 - 1611 - 1612 - 1613 - 1614 - 1615 - 1616 - 1617 - 1618 - 1619...
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Indian Ocean
- January 30 - Captain William KiddWilliam KiddWilliam "Captain" Kidd was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. Some modern historians deem his piratical reputation unjust, as there is evidence that Kidd acted only as a privateer...
plunders the Quedagh Merchant, an ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n merchant vessel sailing under French passes, near the Malabar CoastMalabar CoastThe Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest regions of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains, especially on their westward-facing mountain...
. - April - Kidd encounters Robert CullifordRobert CullifordRobert Culliford was an English pirate from Cornwall who is best remembered for repeatedly checking the designs of Captain William Kidd.-Early career and capture:...
's pirate vessel Mocha Frigate at Île Sainte-MarieÎle Sainte-MarieÎle Sainte-Marie, known as Nosy Boraha , is an island off the east coast of Madagascar. The main town is Ambodifotatra. The city covers an area of 222 km2, and had a population estimated at 16,325 in 2001.- City :...
. Most of Kidd's crew desert to Culliford. Kidd burns the Adventure GalleyAdventure GalleyAdventure Galley, a.k.a. Adventure, was an English ship captained by William Kidd, the notorious privateer. She weighed 236 tons and had 34 cannons and a crew of about 150....
and takes his remaining crew aboard the Adventure Prize (ex-Quedagh Merchant). - September - Culliford and Dirk ChiversDirk ChiversDirk Chivers was a Dutch pirate active in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean during the 1690s.-Early career:Dirk Chivers is first recorded as a crew member of the Portsmouth Adventure, a privateering ship bound for the Red Sea, under Captain Joseph Farrell in early 1694...
plunder the Great Muhammed.