1701 in piracy
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1700 in piracy
See also 1699 in piracy, other events in 1700, 1701 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.-Africa:*July 18 - In the Cape Verde islands, Emanuel Wynn's pirate ship engages and escapes HMS Poole under Capt...
, other events in 1701, 1702 in piracy
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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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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Europe
- May 23 - 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...
is hanged for piracy and murder at Execution DockExecution DockExecution Dock was used for more than 400 years in London to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers that had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts. The "dock", which consisted of a scaffold for hanging, was located near the shoreline of the River Thames at Wapping...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Indian Ocean
- John 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...
's crew builds a pirate base at Maritan in MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
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