See also 1697 in piracy, 1699 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.
Events
- December 8 – William III of England issues his 1698 Act of Grace.[1]
Indian Ocean
- January 30 – Captain William Kidd plunders the Quedagh Merchant, an Armenian merchant vessel sailing under French passes, near the Malabar Coast.[2]
- April – Kidd encounters Robert Culliford's pirate vessel Mocha Frigate at Île Sainte-Marie. Most of Kidd's crew desert to Culliford. Kidd burns the Adventure Galley and takes his remaining crew aboard the Adventure Prize (ex-Quedagh Merchant).[2]
- September – Culliford and Dirk Chivers plunder the Great Muhammed.[3]
North America
South America
- Undated – Anne Dieu-le-Veut is released from Colombia after being captured by Spain.[7]
Births
Deaths
References
- ↑ "William III, 1698-9: An Act for the more effectuall Suppressions of Piracy. [Chapter VII. Rot. Parl. 11 Gul. III. p. 2. n. 5.] | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- 1 2 Ritchie, Robert C. (2006). Captain Kidd and the war against the pirates. Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0-7607-0840-1. OCLC 654787108.
- ↑ "Robert Culliford". goldenageofpiracy.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ Kester-McCabe, Dana. "Legends of Eastern Shore Pirates". Delvmarva Almanac – Moonlight Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ↑ Mervine, William M. Pirates and Privateers in the Delaware Bay and River.
- ↑ Fortescue, J.W., ed. (1905). Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 27 October 1697 – 31 December 1698. London: Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas. ISBN 9781598842012.
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