1722 in piracy
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1721 in piracy
See also 1720 in piracy, other events in 1721, 1722 in piracy and Timeline of piracy.-Atlantic Ocean:*November 15 - Philip Roche leads a bloody mutiny aboard an Irish ship and turns to piracy.-Caribbean Sea:...
, other events in 1722, 1723 in piracy and 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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Caribbean Sea
- March - The Greyhound Galley seized and robbed by Spanish subjects.
- March–April - Matthew Luke, Spanish guardacostas, plunders 4 British vessels, killing all aboard.
- May - Luke captured by HMS Lanceston, and brought to JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. He is later hanged there with all but 7 of his crew.
West Africa
- February 5 - Bartholomew RobertsBartholomew RobertsBartholomew Roberts , born John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate who raided ships off America and West Africa between 1719 and 1722. He was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. He is estimated to have captured over 470 vessels...
' consort vessel, the Ranger, captured by Chaloner OgleChaloner OgleAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Chaloner Ogle was a British naval commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.-Naval career:Born the son of John Ogle, a Newcastle barrister, Ogle came from the Kirkley Hall branch of the prominent Northumbrian Ogle family of Northumberland...
. - February 10 - Roberts' ship Royal Fortune overtaken and defeated by Ogle in the HMS SwallowHMS SwallowThirty two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swallow, after the bird, the Swallow:*HMS Swallow was a ship launched in 1497 was a 53-gun ship launched in 1544, rebuilt in 1558 and 1580 and sold in 1603. was a discovery vessel listed in the Arctic in 1558 and captured by the Spanish in...
. Roberts is killed and his crew captured. - March 28 - 54 of Roberts' pirates are sentenced to death at Cape Coast CastleCape Coast CastleCape Coast Castle is a fortification in Ghana built by Swedish traders. The first timber construction on the site was erected in 1653 for the Swedish Africa Company and named Carolusborg after King Charles X of Sweden. It was later rebuilt in stone....
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Deaths
February 10 - Bartholomew Roberts, who reportedly robbed over 9000 vessels in his career, killed in action off Cape LópezCape Lopez
Cape Lopez is a 55 km-long peninsula on the coast of west central Africa, in the country of Gabon. It separates the Gulf of Guinea from the South Atlantic Ocean, and is located at latitude -0.63° and longitude 8.7° . Lying in the delta of the Ogooué River, it shelters the seaport of Port-Gentil...
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