1704 in piracy

Events

Europe

  • April 11 - Thomas Green, captain of the Worcester, and two of his officers were hanged in Leith, Scotland, for the piratical seizure of the Speedy Return. The crime had actually been committed by John Bowen and his crew.

North America

see Quelch's Gold by Clifford Beal (Praeger Publishing, Westport CT, USA 2007)

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