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1722 in piracy

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See also 1721 in piracy, 1723 in piracy and Timeline of piracy.

Events

Atlantic Ocean

Caribbean Sea

  • March - Greyhound Galley seized and robbed by Spanish subjects.
  • March–April - Matthew Luke, Spanish guardacostas, plunders four British vessels, killing all aboard.
  • May - Luke captured by HMS Lanceston, and brought to Jamaica. He is later hanged there with all but seven of his crew.

Indian Ocean

West Africa

Deaths

February 10 - Bartholomew Roberts, who reportedly robbed 470 vessels in his career, killed in action off Cape López.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Cordingly, David (2006). Under the Black Flag: the romance and the reality of life among the pirates. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks. pp. xix. ISBN 978-0-307-76307-5.
  2. [2]
    Lane, Kris (2019). Piracy in the Early Modern Era : An Anthology of Sources. Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. xiii. ISBN 9781624668241.
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