1692 in piracy
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See also 1691 in piracy, other events in 1692, 1693 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.
Events
= Indian Ocean =
- September - Danish seamen seize Mughal ships. The Mughal Empire holds the French, Dutch, and British East India Companies responsible and demands compensation.{{Cite journal |last=Ridge |first=John |date=2017-01-01 |title=To Stand Against the Company: A Study of the British Honorable East India Company and Piracy in the Indian Ocean World, Circa 1680-1760 |url=https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/etd/21 |journal=Murray State Theses and Dissertations |pages=33, 42}}
=Caribbean=
- June 7 - An earthquake and resulting tsunami devastate Port Royal, Jamaica, a major buccaneer base.{{cite web |last=USGS |date=21 October 2009 |title=Historic Earthquakes: Jamaica 1692 June 07 UTC |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1692_06_07.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217203828/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1692_06_07.php |archive-date=17 December 2009 |access-date=}}
=North America=
- April - George Raynor and his crew arrive in Charleston harbor with a stolen French ship containing large quantities of silver and gold.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=From Bonny to Blackbeard: South Carolina’s Golden Age of Piracy |url=https://www.kiawahisland.com/legends-magazine/from-bonny-to-blackbeard-south-carolinas-golden-age-of-piracy/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Kiawah Island Club & Real Estate |language=en-US}}
- December - Thomas Tew obtains letter of marque from governor of Bermuda.{{Cite book |last=Merchant |first=Gloria |title=Pirates of Colonial Newport |date=May 13, 2014 |publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-1626192508 |pages=26}}