Blackbeards Last Fight - Pirate Hunting in North Carolina, 1718 Konstam Angus
Blackbeards Last Fight - Pirate Hunting in North Carolina, 1718 Konstam Angus In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and…
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Blackbeards Last Fight - Pirate Hunting in North Carolina, 1718 Konstam Angus
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean.
He joined the pirates in New Providence (now Nassau) in the Bahamas, and by early 1717 he had become a pirate captain. One of theme was Edward Teach - more popularly known as Blackbeard. From then on he caused havoc off the North American seaboard, in the West Indies and off Honduras, before appearing off Charleston, South Carolina in May 1718.
He blockaded this major port for a week, an act that made Blackbeard the most notorious pirate of his day.