Lieutenant Robert Maynard
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Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Robert Maynard canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | King George I of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Ocracoke Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedOrKilled | Blackbeard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
HMS Pearl (detachment)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Ranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of the Quadruple Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-piracy operations in the West Indies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1718-11-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1751 ⓘ |
| deathCause | natural causes ⓘ |
| displayed | Blackbeard's head on his ship's bowsprit ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Maynard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | naval warfare against piracy ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| honouredFor | suppression of piracy in American colonies ⓘ |
| knownFor | defeating Blackbeard at Ocracoke ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityForAction | commission from Governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| location | Ocracoke Inlet, Province of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the naval engagement against Blackbeard in 1718
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killing the pirate Blackbeard ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| opponent |
Blackbeard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Teach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Alexander Spotswood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy anti-piracy campaign in the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfAction | decapitation of Blackbeard ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 18th century ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | c. 1690s ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical accounts of piracy suppression
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naval history studies of Blackbeard's death ⓘ |
| usedTactic | concealed troops below deck to ambush pirates ⓘ |
| yearOfProminentAction | 1718 ⓘ |
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