1680 in piracy

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See also: 1679 in piracy, other events of 1680, 1681 in piracy and the list of 'years of Piracy'.

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Events

• Caribbean
  • Bartholomew Sharp leads a buccaneering expedition, known as the Pacific Adventure, raiding Spanish settlements along the western coast of South America. Bartholomew Sharp's account of the 1680-1682 expedition would be published in Alexander Esquemeling's "Buccaneers of America".
  • Captain Mission sails with Signor Caraccioli.
  • James Kelley is captured off West Africa by English buccaneer John Williams.
  • April 15 - Landing on the Isthmus of Darien, John Coxen leads 331 buccaneers, including Bartholomew Sharp, William Dampier, Lionel Wafer, Basil Ringrose, William Dick and John Cox, divided into 5 groups consisting of Bartholomew Sharp, Richard Sawkins, Peter Harris, John Coxon and Edmund Cook. Marching towards the Spanish stronghold of Santa Maria the buccaneers first met with the Mosquito Indians who had reported contained a large amount of gold dust. The Spaniards however had been warned of their approach and had sent the gold to Panama and by the time the buccaneers had reached Santa Maria most of the party were in favour of stealing out on the Pacific Ocean in the Mosquito's canoes. While Coxon and his party were against the proposal, he was persuaded to stay and keep command of the expedition.
  • April 19-20 - Traveling in canoes into the Bay of Panama the buccaneers capture a Spanish vessel of 30 tons as well as a small Spanish barque taken the following day.
  • April 23 - Arriving at Panama the buccaneers encounterd three Spanish warships, one of which commanded by Captain Peralta who had previously fought against Sir Henry Morgan's raid of Panama only a decade before, engaging in a day long battle ending after two of the Spanish ships were boarded and forcing the remaining ship to retreat. With 48 casulties consisting of 18 killed and around 30 wounded, including Peter Harris who died ten days later,
  • May - French buccaneer Michel de Granmont is joined by English privateers William Wright and Thomas Paine at Isla Blanca in a raid on Caracas successfully capturing the Caracas seaport of La Guayra.
  • July - After taking the Caracas seaport of La Guayra the previous month the bucaaneers under Michel de Granmont are driven from Caracas by Spanish defenders.

• Europe:
  • Dutch pirate Herbert Greaves is hanged near Walmer Castle.

Births

Deaths

• Herbert Greaves, Dutch pirate
• May 3 - Peter Harris, English buccaneer