1721 in piracy

none February 2022 See also 1720 in piracy, other events in 1721, 1722 in piracy and Timeline of piracy. Events Atlantic Ocean November 15 - Philip Roche leads a bloody mutiny aboard an Irish ship and turns to piracy.Johnson Charles A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates, and also their policies, discipline and government, from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, in 1717, to the present Year 1724. 1724 London 311–316 Caribbean Sea Undated (after April 18) - Thomas Anstis plunders 5-6 ships in the Caribbean, his men raping and murdering one female captive. Undated (after June 13) - George Lowther plunders several ships in the vicinity of Hispaniola.Johnson Charles A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates, and also their policies, discipline and government, from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, in 1717, to the present Year 1724. 1724 London 275 Indian Ocean April 8 - John Taylor and Olivier Levasseur capture the Nossa Senhora do Cabo at Réunion island, robbing the returning Viceroy of India, Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal, of diamonds and other treasures worth £800,000. West Africa April 18 - Captain Thomas Anstis with 70 men and a brigantine deserts Bartholomew Roberts to start his own piratical career. June 13 - George Lowther leads a mutiny aboard the Gambia Castle, renames her the Happy Delivery, and draws up articles of piracy for his crew. August - Bartholomew Roberts captures the Onslow at Sestos, near Cape Coast Castle.Gosse Philip The Pirates' Who's Who: Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers Burt Franklin 1924 New York Roberts shifts his flag aboard the Onslow, renaming her the Royal Fortune. Undated (August or later) - Roberts' men attack and disperse 2,000 local tribesmen at Calabar. Deaths March 29 - Charles Vane hanged for piracy at Gallows Point, Port Royal, Jamaica (born c. 1680. July 19 - Walter Kennedy hanged for piracy in London. References Piracy Category:Piracy by year Category:1721 in military history