1660s in piracy

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.Konstam, Angus. Pirates: Predators of the Seas. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2007. (pg. 25) The island of Tortuga officially becomes a colony of France due in part to the diplomatic efforts of Jeremie Deschampes.Lane, Kris E. Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas - 1500-1750. London: M.E. Sharp, 1998. (pg. 102)

Births Thomas Dover, English buccaneer Osler, William. An Alabama Student and Other Biographical Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908. (pg. 19)

Deaths Gustav Skytte

See also Timeline of piracy

References