1684 in piracy
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See also: 1683 in piracy, other events of 1684, 1685 in piracy and the list of 'years of Piracy'.
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[edit] Events
- Caribbean
- Jean Hamlin forms a new crew commanding La Nouve Trompeuse shortly before the removal of St. Thomas Governor Adolf Esmit where he would travel to the old buccaneer base of Ile-la-vache off the coast of Hispanola.
- Peter Pain (Peter Pan), wanted by the French government for the return of La Trompeuse stolen in Cayenne several years before, is captured and sent to Petit Goave.
- January - In retaliation for the St. Augustine raid in 1683 Spanish forces raid New Providence. Later that year the Spanish burn the town killing several of the settlements defenders and taking others captive to Havana. The remaining survivors flee to Jamaica and the Carolinas as the English Bahamas colony is abandoned.
- April - Jaques Nepveau de Pouancay, acting Governor of Petit Goave for former Governor de Franquesnay, is replaced by Pierre-Paul Tarin de Cussy.
- August - Two officials are sent by King Louis XIV to assist in suppressing piracy in French Hispanola.
- October - Governor Adolf Esmit, one of the last remaining buccaneer supporters, is forced to leave St. Thomas.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Alexandre Esquemelin's "Buccaneers of America" is published in London.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- August - Thomas Lynch, Governor of Jamaica
