1703 in piracy
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see Quelch's Gold by Clifford Beal (Praeger Publishing, Westport CT, USA 2007)
1702 in piracy
See also 1701 in piracy, other events in 1702, 1703 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.-Indian Ocean:*Winter - John Bowen's pirates seize the ship Speedy Return, commanded by Captain Drummond, at Maritan in Madagascar....
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1704 in piracy
See also 1703 in piracy, other events in 1704, 1705 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.-Europe:*April 11 - Thomas Green, captain of the Worcester, and two of his officers are hanged in Leith, Scotland, for the piratical seizure of the Speedy Return...
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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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Atlantic Ocean
- Undated - The crew of the MarbleheadMarblehead, MassachusettsMarblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...
brigantineBrigantineIn sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...
Charles mutinies, murders their captain, and elects John QuelchJohn Quelch (pirate)John Quelch had a lucrative but very brief career of about one year. His chief claim to historical significance is that he was the first person to be tried for piracy outside of England under Admiralty Law and thus without a jury...
leader. Quelch's pirates then ransack Portuguese shipping off BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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see Quelch's Gold by Clifford Beal (Praeger Publishing, Westport CT, USA 2007)
Indian Ocean
- March - East Indiaman Pembroke plundered by the pirate crews of Captain HowardThomas Howard (pirate)Thomas Howard was a pirate primarily active in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea during the Golden Age of Piracy. He served under other pirates of the time, including George Booth and John Bowen. He also commanded the 36-gun Prosperous. He later retired to Rapajura, in India, where he married a...
and Captain BowenJohn Bowen (pirate)John Bowen was a pirate of Créole origin active during the Golden Age of Piracy. He sailed with other famous contemporaries, including Nathaniel North and George Booth, who was his captain when he served under him as a crewman aboard the Speaker...
, at MayotteMayotteMayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...
. Two merchant seamen are killed in the fight, and the Pembrokes Captain Woolley is forced into piracy. - Spring - Summer - Captain Bowen in the Speedy Return captures a 700-ton Muslim ship off SuratSuratSurat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, India, looting £22,000 in gold and capturing additional cargo which they sell in Malabar. Simultaneously, Captain Howard in the Prosperous takes another Muslim vessel close in to Surat, plundering 84,000 chequins.