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| Real Name: Edward Teach | Born: |
| Hailed from Bristol, England (assumed) | Died: November, 1718 |
| Physical characteristics: Blackbeard was tall and muscular, and used his physique to his advantage. His mere reputation had enemies surrendering with little resistance. He had a long black beard, which he would braid ribbons into before battle. He wore a bandolier across his chest with six pistols. Blackbeard had long hair, and was also known to weave matches (candle wicks) into it and would light them before a battle, cloaking his head in a cloud of smoke |
| Early Life: The truth of his early life was never known. Others have said that he was the illegitimate child of a barmaid and a nobleman. Even his true name has it doubts. It has been referenced as Thach, Tach, Tache, Tatch, Teatch and Thatch. ''Teach'' seems to be the accepted spelling since it was used by Lt. Maynard, who eventually slew him. |
| How he became a pirate: Blackbeard became a pirate during Queen Anne's War. When the war ended, he was still hungry to lead the pirate life, so he joined the crew of Captain Benjamin Hornigold. Hornigold eventually turned the ship over to Blackbeard. |
| His main territory: New Providence in the Bahamas Ocracoke Island and Bathtown (now Bath) NC |
| Famous/Infamous for: His fleet eventually consisted of the Queen Anne's Revenge and three other ships as well - the Adventure, the Revenge and a tender which served the three fighting ships. |
| Notable battles: When he blockaded Charleston, SC his crew consisted of over 300 men. It is believed that Blackbeard may have grounded the Queen Anne's Revenge purposely off Beaufort Inlet, in order to disband his fleet. See below for the dramatic ending... |
| Finally met his end: Ocracoke Island - Outter Banks of North Carolina. In November 1718, as the hands of time slowly ticked away, the waters of Ocacock Inlet that Blackbeard had returned to time after time were soon to reddened by his blood. Governor Spotswood of Virginia, having decided that the governor of North Carolina could not, or would not put a stop to Blackbeard's marauding ways, made his own preparations to apprehend the pirate. Two sloops, under the direction of Lt. Robert Maynard and a Mr. Hyde, were dispatched to the waters of the Pamticoe Sound and Teach's Hole, a small, navigable channel off the west side of Ocacock Island. Teach's Hole had provided sanctuary for Blackbeard in times past but he was nowhere to be found when the sloops arrived. As darkness fast approached, the sloops scouted the shallow waters of the Sound, many times grounding on the sand bars and shoals of the shallow water. Suddenly the outline of two vessels, one of which was Blackbeard's ship the Adventure, appeared. Throughout the night Blackbeard waited for Lt. Maynard to make his move. Blackbeard, drinking all night in his cabin was asked by one of his crew, ''If ye die on the morrow, does your wife, Mary, know where ye buried the treasure?'' Blackbeard laughed and replied, ''Damn ye, my friend, nobody but me and the Devil knows where it's hid - and the longest liver will get it all.'' In the morning light, Lt. Maynard moved towards Blackbeard's ship. What followed was a great battle that left twenty-six of the 54 men on the sloops killed or wounded. Thirteen pirates, including Blackbeard were killed and nine wounded were taken prisoners. As the lieutenant and Blackbeard attacked each other, first by firing pistols, then fiercely with their swords, other pirates jumped overboard, begging for mercy as they were fished out of the waters. As the bloody fight drew to an end, Blackbeard, suffering 25 wounds including five pistols balls in his body, somehow managed to stay on his feet, roaring at the top of his lungs. As he cocked his pistol one final time, he fell down dead on the bloody deck. Knowing he would need proof of Blackbeard's death to collect the rewards that had been posted by the King and the Governor of Virginia, Lt. Maynard ordered Blackbeard's head to be severed from his body and hung on the bowsprit of the sloop. Survivors on both sides watched as the blood slowly dripped from the head, coloring the very waters that had protected Blackbeard for so long. On November 21, 1996, divers from the private research firm Intersal, Inc., reported several cannons and a large anchor located along the western shoals of Beaufort Inlet. It was confirmed a large encrusted cluster made up of numerous cannons, possibly as many as ten to fifteen. A sample of artifacts collected at the site included lead sheets (identified as cannon touch hole aprons), a brass bell (inscribed "IHS MARIA ANO DE 1709"), a blunderbuss barrel (English), a large sounding weight (21 pounds), several curved iron bands (barrel hoops), and two cannon balls (4 pounder and 24 pounder). |
| Biggest myths: Blackbeard is said to have at least 12 wives scattered from the Lesser Antilles to New England. It was also rumored that he had a wife and son living in England, though the truth of his early life was never known. |
| Trivia: Blackbeard received an official pardon from King George I. However, the pardon was never to reach Blackbeard, arriving at Bath Town about a month after he was killed. Blackbeard formed a friendship with Stede Bonnet and sailed together. However, Stede's poor seaman skills earned him a stay in the brig on the Queen Anne's Revenge. However, Bonnet was treated well as a prisoner and given every comfort he would need. A recent discovery off the coast of Florida is thought to be the remains of Blackbeard's flag ship, the Queen Anne's revenge. It is thought that he named his ship in honor of a distant cousin, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII |
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| ts07 | fact or fiction | 0 | Sep 19 2007, 7:08 PM EDT by ts07 | ||
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I know that this might be a rather unfounded question. But I have to ask. I know that everyone has heard of the idea of blackbeards "buried treasure" however I wanted to know if there might be any truth to the idea or if its all a myth
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| sam567 | lt. robert maynard | 0 | Jul 24 2007, 1:19 AM EDT by sam567 | ||
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ive been researching Lt. Robert maynard and have found relatively no biographical information about him other than accounts of his battle with Teach. can someone possibly help me by posting a link or any information about him that involves his life before he killed Teach?? thanks.
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| CaptainCracker | fav | 0 | Jul 7 2007, 5:01 PM EDT by CaptainCracker | ||
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this is truly one of the best and well deserving pirates in history.
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