Piracy Timeline

Events in the Caribbean from the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the War of American Independence 1492          Christopher Columbus discovers the New World 1506          French Ships operating in the Caribbean 1542          The Dutch trade in the Caribbean 1562-68     John Hawkins' four trading voyages 1573/1585 Francis Drake's exploits in the Caribbean 1615           Court of Vice-Admirality set up in Newfoundland 1624          St. Kitts settled by the English 1627          Barbados settled by the English 1628          Nevis settled by the English 1630          Buccaneers move from their original base in Hispaniola to Tortuga 1632          Antigua and Montserrat settled by the English 1651          Navigation Act passed 1652-54     First Dutch War 1655          Jamaica captured from Spain by the English 1660          Second Navigation Act passed 1665-67     Second Dutch War 1667          Edward Mansfield, buccaneer leader dies; Henry Morgan succeeds 1668-69     Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Porto Bello, and Maracaibo 1668-71      2,600 men from Jamaica join the Buccaneers 1670          Henry Morgan sacks Panama                   Treaty of Madrid signed, peace b/t England and Spain 1672          Henry Morgan sent to England to answer for sacking of Panama, knighted and sent                     back to Jamaica. 1672-74     Third Dutch War 1674-82      Sir Henry Morgan is lieutenant-governor of Jamaica 1680          A group of Buccaneers, including Richard Hawkins, launch the Pacific Adventure 1681-82     Rev. Lancelot Blackburne, later Archbishop of York, sails with Buccaneers 1688         Sir Henry Morgan Dies 1694          French forces attack Jamaica; defeated at Carlisle Bay 1696         Third Navigation Act passed 1702-13     War of Spanish succession, ended by Treaty of Utrecht 1716          Edward Teach (Blackbeard) takes to piracy 1719         Bartholomew Roberts takes to piracy 1720        Charles Vane and Jack Rackham hanged, Mary Read dies in prison in Jamaica 1721         George Lowther takes to piracy 1722         Bart. Roberts killed, he had caputured 400 ships in 3 years                 John Evans takes to piracy; 41 pirates hanged in Jamaica 1723         Finn and five pirates hanged in Antigua; 11 others hanged later 1726         Nicholas Brown dies 1776         War for American Independence 1/2/02      This page created on 11/11/01 Copyright 2001, Brenna Lin McAlister, WebMaster.  All rights reserved.