1694 in piracy

See also 1693 in piracy, other events in 1694, 1695 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.

Europe

May 7 - Henry Every leads a mutiny aboard the privateer ship Charles II at La Coruña and turns the crew to piracy.

North America

April - Thomas Tew offloads his stolen treasure at Newport, Rhode Island.
November - Tew purchases new letter of marque from New York governor Benjamin Fletcher and sails on a new pirate cruise for the Indian Ocean.

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