1711 in piracy
Events
Americas
- 21 September – Battle of Rio de Janeiro: French Privateer René Duguay-Trouin captures Rio de Janeiro, and takes the Portuguese governor for ransom.[1][2]
Europe
- October 14 - Woodes Rogers returns to England after a successful round-the-world privateering cruise against Spain, carrying loot worth £150,000. Broils with the Admiralty courts delay distribution of the treasure.
Deaths
References
- ^ "of the Corsairs of Saint Malo | Saint-Malo – Mont-Saint-Michel Bay – Tourism". Saint-Malo - Mont-Saint-Michel Bay - Tourism. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Love, Joseph (2012-05-16). The Revolt of the Whip. Stanford University Press. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-0-8047-8369-9.