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The Pirates of Sid Meier's Pirates!
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Blackbeard
Born Edward Drummond in England in 1680, the pirate known as "Blackbeard" learned his trade as an English privateer during the War of Spanish Succession. When that war ended in 1714 he drifted into outright piracy, operating up and down the North American East Coast, attacking English shipping and anything else that came within his grasp.
Blackbeard operated under the pseudonym of "Edward Teach." His nickname came from the beard that he let grow to cover almost his entire face. In combat, he stuck burning slowmatch (a slow-burning fuse used to fire cannon) under his hat; with his face wreathed in smoke and flame, he was said to resemble a fiend from hell.
Legends about Blackbeard's ferocity abound. Once, while he and his navigator were peacefully drinking in Blackbeard's cabin, the pirate pulled out a pistol and shot the man in the knee without warning. When asked why he had crippled the navigator, Teach replied that if he did not now and again kill one of them, his crew would forget who he was.
Blackbeard met his end in the fall of 1718 in the narrow channels of Ocracoke Inlet, where he had stopped to refit his vessel. There he and nineteen men were discovered by a superior English force of two sloops carrying 60 men. Blackbeard and his men fought fiercely despite the odds. His first broadside blasted one sloop right out of the battle, and his second almost cleared the deck of the remaining sloop. Blackbeard then rammed the second sloop and led his men to the attack, where he found himself facing Lieutenant Robert Maynard, the commander of the vessel.
Maynard and Blackbeard both had pistols, which they fired at nearly point-blank range. Blackbeard's shot missed the Lieutenant, while Maynard's hit Blackbeard in the body. But Blackbeard didn't fall. Instead he took a swing at Maynard with his cutlass, shattering the astonished Englishman's sword with one mighty blow.
But before Blackbeard could finish the helpless Maynard, another British sailor attacked him from the side, slashing his throat so badly that blood gushed everywhere. Still Blackbeard fought on, but soon he was surrounded by English sailors, and they hacked and cut at Blackbeard until he finally toppled over, dead. Seeing their leader fall, the remaining pirates also surrendered.
The short battle had been remarkably bloody and savage. Of the nineteen pirates, ten were dead and the surviving nine were all wounded. Of Maynard's crew of 35, ten were killed and 24 wounded. Maynard examined Blackbeard's body and found that he had taken five bullet wounds and twenty cutlass blows before finally succumbing to death.
https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/11/the-pirates-of-pirates-2
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True Tales of Pirates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMRKdro5bUM
Michael Jordan
14 Dec 2018
runtime 32:42
In this 2014 release from filmmaker Michael Jordan of Cosmos Mariner Productions, you'll see treasures from Blackbeard's wrecked flagship in Beaufort, NC, walking in the footsteps of pirates in Charleston, SC, visit the world-famous Pirates' House Restaurant in Savannah, GA, and discover one of the world's largest collections of real pirate artifacts in St. Augustine, FL. |
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Blackbeard: Privateer to Pirate | CHC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v7t2OZTIOw
Claude's History Course
27 May 2022
Most of Blackbeard's early life is unknown to many historians. Even his name changes from source to source being called Edward Thatch or Edward Teach. Then Blackbeard became of pirate after the War of Spanish Succession.
Time codes on Youtube page
0:00 Intro
0:46 Who was Blackbeard
1:31 War of the Spanish Succession
2:58 West Indies
4:04 King's Pardon
5:39 Blackbeard
8:36 Maynard
10:48 Outro
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How Blackbeard Lost His Head in a Bloody, Sword-Swinging Battle
https://www.history.com/news/blackbeard-pirate-killed
After Blackbeard met a bloody end in 1718, his severed head became a ghoulish ornament.
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Legend or Truth? The Real Blackbeard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fMQCxPrfDE
The History Guy
22 Aug 2022
The Blackbeard seen in movies, and even in his own period, was more legend than known fact, and the truth behind the beard might surprise you. |
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The Story of Blackbeard's Crew: Israel Hands, Black Caesar and More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCv6CQRuaY
Blackbeard was a legend, but he could not possibly have sailed the Queen Anne's Revenge without some help from his crew. These are the stories of some of those men.
GoldandGunpowder
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Israel Hands
1:47 The Frenchmen
2:34 John Rose Archer
3:41 Black Caesar
5:14 Samuel Odell
5:58 William Howard
8:30 Honorable Mentions
9:50 Outro
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Blackbeard's Final Battle: The Life and Demise of History's Most Notorious Pirate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbeDxW-VbPo
Blackbeard the pirate is one of history's most notorious pirates. He lives in legend under the name Blackbeard, however his real name, Edward Teach, gives us an insight into his life before piracy, where he came from and how he became the most famous marauder the world has ever seen. Known for his demonic appearance, Blackbeard's tale is one of riches, wins and losses alike. He sailed the seven seas for many years under the name of Blackbeard, but ultimately met his demise at the hands of one Robert Maynard. But how exactly did Blackbeard first get into piracy? Why is he so well known? And how did he meet his final demise?
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