![]() We will probably never know exactly what he looked like, but there is no doubt that he was successful, as recent research has discovered he captured over 45 vessels, despite his relatively short career as a pirate. Some reports even say that during a fight he stuck sticks of gunpowder into his long hair to make him seem even more terrifying. Image Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Image credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons ![]() The main difference now was that Teach was stealing from and killing his old employers, the British.Įdward Teach aka ‘Blackbeard’. Teach may have remained a privateer during the war, however it was not before the sailor found himself on the sloop of the pirate Benjamin Hornigold, who also launched raids off Jamaica. In the late 17th and early 18th century, many private ships received a licence from the British monarchy, under the commission of war, that permitted the plundering of vessels belonging to a rival nation. Although it is unclear when exactly Teach arrived in the Caribbean, it is likely he disembarked as a sailor on privateer ships during the War of Spanish Succession at the turn of the 18th century. Edward Teach (“Blackbeard”)Įdward Teach (aka “Thatch”) was born in the English port city of Bristol around 1680. Pirates attacked large convoys, were able to fight off sizeable naval ships and became a general force to be reckoned with.īelow is a list of some of the most infamous and notorious of these pirates who continue to capture the imagination of the public today. As shipping across the Atlantic and in the Caribbean increased, successful pirates, many of whom began their careers as privateers, were able to prey on merchant vessels in order to make a living.Īs their fortunes flourished and their appetite for treasure grew, targets for plunder were soon no longer exclusive to small merchant ships. ![]() ![]() The period in America from 1689 to 1718 is widely regarded as the ‘ Golden Age of Piracy’. ![]()
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