1716 in piracy

1716 in piracy

"See also:"
1715 in piracy,
other events of 1716,
1717 in piracy and the
list of 'years of Piracy'.----

Events

Caribbean

* Summer - Black Sam Bellamy is named captain of the "Mary Anne", replacing Benjamin Hornigold.
* September - John Martel'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 Kennedy in his place.
*October 16 - Kennedy in the "John and Martha" despoils Captain Evans' "Greyhound Galley".
* October-December - Kennedy cruises off the Leeward Islands with the "John and Martha" and a sloop, taking several more prizes.
* December - The "Kent" is captured by pirates.

Europe

*September 15 - King George I of Great Britain issues a royal decree, known as the Act of Grace pardoning all pirates who surrender to the appointed authorities by September 6, 1718.

Births

Deaths


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