1716 in piracy
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1715 in piracy
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1717 in piracy
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1715 in piracy
1715 in piracy
See also 1714 in piracy, other events in 1715, 1716 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.-Caribbean Sea:* Undated - Henry Jennings and five vessels attack Spanish salvage teams recovering the remains of the 1714 Spanish silver fleet from the Bahamas, plundering 350,000 pieces of eight...
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other events of 1716,
1717 in piracy
1717 in piracy
See also: 1716 in piracy, other events in 1717, 1718 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.-----Caribbean Sea:*January - bombards and destroys several pirate vessels careening on St...
and the
list of 'years 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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- Summer - Black Sam Bellamy is named captain of the Mary Anne, replacing Benjamin HornigoldBenjamin HornigoldCaptain Benjamin Hornigold was an 18th-century English pirate. His career lasted from 1715 to 1718, after which he turned pirate hunter and pursued his former allies on behalf of the Governor of the Bahamas...
. - September - John MartelJohn MartelThis article is about John Martel the attorney. For the pirate captain, see John Martel .John Martel is an American lawyer and novelist....
's pirates rob the Berkeley and the King Solomon, taking cash and cargo worth over ₤1,000. They then loot two sloops off Cuba, and capture the ship John and Martha, which they convert to their own use. Martel is deposed by his crew, who elect Walter KennedyWalter Kennedy (pirate)Walter Kennedy was an Irish pirate who served as a crew member under Howell Davis and Bartholomew Roberts.Kennedy served in the Royal Navy during the War of Spanish Succession, where he heard tales of pirates from Henry Morgan to Henry Every, and dreamed of becoming a pirate himself...
in his place. - October 16 - Kennedy in the John and Martha despoils Captain Evans' Greyhound Galley.
- October-December - Kennedy cruises off the Leeward IslandsLeeward IslandsThe Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
with the John and Martha and a sloop, taking several more prizes. - December - The Kent is captured by pirates.