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1660s in piracy

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This timeline of the history of piracy in the 1660s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1660 and 1669.

Events

1660

  • Although divided largely by nationality, with the English in Jamaica and the French in Tortuga or St. Dominique, a large buccaneering presence is established in the various English, French and Dutch colonies in the Lesser Antilles.
  • The island of Tortuga officially becomes a colony of France due in part to the diplomatic efforts of Jeremie Deschampes.

Births

  • Thomas Dover, English buccaneer

Deaths

  • Gustav Skytte

References

References

  1. Konstam, Angus. ''Pirates: Predators of the Seas''. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2007. (pg. 25) {{ISBN. 1-60239-035-5
  2. Lane, Kris E. ''Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas - 1500-1750''. London: M.E. Sharp, 1998. (pg. 102) {{ISBN. 0-7656-0256-3
  3. Osler, William. ''An Alabama Student and Other Biographical Essays''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908. (pg. 19)
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