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See also 1695 in piracy, Other events in 1696, 1697 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.
This article covers 1696 in piracy.
Events
Europe
Undated – 24 of Henry Every's pirates are arrested in Ireland and England. Every eludes capture and is never seen again.
January 26 – William Kidd issued a letter of marque by King William III of England.
May – Kidd sets sail from Plymouth, England en route to New York City aboard the Adventure Galley.Konstam Angus https://archive.org/details/historyofpirates00angu/page/n5/mode/2up The History of Pirates 1999 128
North America
September – Kidd leaves New York on the Adventure Galley.Monaghan Frank An Examination of the Reputation of Captain Kidd https://www.jstor.org/stable/24470592 New York History 1933 14 3 250–251 24470592https://ia804702.us.archive.org/18/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.173704/2015.173704.Trial-Of-Captain-Kidd.pdf Trial of Captain Kidd William Hodge and Company, Limited 1930 Brooks Graham 18
References
Piracy
Category:Piracy by year
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