Blackbeard

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Blackbeard was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate, famed for his fearsome appearance and raids in the Caribbean and along the American colonial coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
historical figure
pirate
activePeriodEnd 1718
activePeriodStart 1716
allegiance Pirates
surface form: Republic of Pirates
alsoKnownAs Edward Drummond
Edward Tache
Edward Thach
Thatch
appearanceFeature bandoliers across chest
long black beard
slow-burning fuses in beard and hat during battle
associatedWith Queen Anne's War
surface form: Queen Anne's War (as former privateer)
baseOfOperations Nassau
surface form: New Providence, Bahamas

Ocracoke Island
surface form: Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
battle Battle of Ocracoke Inlet
birthName Blackbeard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward Teach

Blackbeard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward Thatch
capturedShip La Concorde
citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
culturalDepictionAs archetypal pirate
deathCause killed in battle
deathDate 22 November 1718
deathPlace Atlantic coast of North Carolina
surface form: Ocracoke Inlet, Province of North Carolina
era GoldenAgeOfPiracy
surface form: Golden Age of Piracy
floruitCentury 18th century
gender male
killedBy Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Royal Navy forces of Virginia
nationality Kingdom of Great Britain
notableFor blockade of Charleston, South Carolina
fearsome appearance
raids along the American colonial coast
raids on shipping in the Caribbean
occupation pirate
privateer
operatedIn American colonial coast
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic coast of North Carolina
surface form: North Carolina coast

Southeastern Virginia
surface form: Virginia coast

West Indies
renamedShipAs Queen Anne's Revenge
shipCommanded Adventure
Queen Anne's Revenge
Revenge
shipTypeCommanded frigate
sloop
subjectOf films
legends and folklore
numerous books
usedTactic blockade of ports
intimidation
psychological warfare

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Blackbeard's Castle namedAfter Blackbeard
Ian McShane characterPortrayed Blackbeard
Blackbeard birthName Blackbeard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward Teach
Blackbeard birthName Blackbeard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward Thatch
Skytsborg Tower namedAfter Blackbeard
this entity surface form: Edward Teach
Skytsborg Tower namedAfter Blackbeard
Robert Newton portrayedCharacter Blackbeard
this entity surface form: Edward Teach / Blackbeard
Ray Stevenson playedCharacter Blackbeard
this entity surface form: Edward Teach
Hector Barbossa enemyOf Blackbeard
Angelica father Blackbeard
Angelica relativeOf Blackbeard
Angelica loyalTo Blackbeard
Black Pearl temporarilyOwnedBy Blackbeard
Black Pearl miniaturizedBy Blackbeard
Queen Anne's Revenge hasOwner Blackbeard
Queen Anne's Revenge commandedBy Blackbeard
this entity surface form: Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Syrena capturedBy Blackbeard
Syrena appearsAlongsideCharacter Blackbeard
Pan (2015 film) character Blackbeard
Keith Andes notableWork Blackbeard
this entity surface form: Blackbeard, the Pirate