Pirate Captain Edward Teach (Blackbeard) Last update 28th August 2001

Teach (Thatch, Tatch, Tache), Edward (Also known as Edward Drummond), commonly known as Blackbeard. He was from Bristol, England.

Ships Sailed (Flag)

• Queen Anne's Revenge While in the company of the pirate captain Benjamin Hornigold, they captured a well built, fast French merchantman. Hornigold gave up piracy, but Teach sailed out on this ship, which he named. He fitted her with 40 cannon. She ran aground at Topsail Inlet
• Revenge Stede Bonnet's ship temporarily part of Teach's fleet
• Adventure ran aground at Topsail Inlet
• Unnamed sloop, which survived the grounding of the Queen Anne's Revenge, and the Adventure
• Adventure his 8 gun sloop after he retired and returned to piracy. He died aboard her at Ocracoke Island

 

Ships captured

• Great Allan merchantman, burned to the waterline
• Faced the naval ship HMS Scarborough, of 30 guns, forcing it to retreat after a long battle of several hours.
• Met up with Stede Bonnet in the Bay of Honduras, taking over his sloop Revenge, placing captain Richards in charge of it
• Immediately, the Revenge captured the sloop Adventure from Jamaica, under David Herriot, without gun fire. Israel Hands was placed in charge of her
• In the Bay of Honduras they captured the Boston ship Protestant Caesar and 4 sloops without a shot. The Caesar and one sloop was burned
• Captured a number of vessels in the West Indies
• Captured a number of vessels (8 or 9)at Charleston and blockaded the harbour
• Gave up the pirate life, but returned to sea in the new Adventure
• Captured a French prize
• Plundered many ships along the Carolina coast

 

Crewmen

• Archer, John Rose served on the Queen Annes Revenge. Became a fisherman, but returned to piracy
• Blake, James, Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Brooks, Joseph Senior. Killed at Ocracoke Island in the fight to capture the pirates 22nd Novemebr 1718
• Brooks, Joseph Junior. Captured at Ocracoke Inlet, hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Caesar, a negro whose job it was to blow up the Adventure should the pirates lose the battle. He attempted to do this but was stopped by two others of the crew not so keen on the plan. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia 1718
• Carnes, John. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Curtice, Joseph. Killed at Ocracoke Inlet 22nd November 1718
• Daniel, Stephen. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Gates, Thomas. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Gibbons, Garrat. Served on the Adventure as Botswaine. Killed at Ocracoke Inlet 22nd November in 1718
• Gills, John. Hanged at Williamsbug, Virginia in 1718
• Greensail, Richard. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1722
• Hands, Israel (or Basilica Hands). A sailing master, he was wounded by Teach in the knee. After Teach's death, he was captured in Bath, North Carolina. He was tried and convicted at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718, but later pardoned. He returned to London and was last known as a beggar
• Herriot, David. The master of the Adventure, he joined the pirates when they captured him
• Howard, William. Former quartermaster, he was captured on land and revealed Teach had returned to piracy.
• Husk, John. Killed at Ocracoke Inlet, 22nd November 1718
• Jackson, Nathaniel. Killed at Ocracoke Inlet, 22nd November 1718
• Martin, John. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Miller, Thomas. Quartermaster. Killed at Ocracoke Inlet 22nd November 1718
• Morton, Phillip. Gunner, killed at Ocracoke Inlet 22nd November 1718
• Odell, Samule. Captuerd by Teach on 21st November 1718, he was wounded (70 wounds) in the fight with Maynard the next day at Ocracoke Inlet. Tried for piracy but acquitted
• Phillips, Joseph. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Richards, Lieutenant. Second in command, he commanded Bonnet's Revenge until it was returned. He was not present at Ocracoke Inlet.
• Robbins, James. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Roberts, Owen, from Wales. He was the carpenter
• Salter, Edward. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• Stiles, Richard. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718
• White, James. Hanged at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1718

 

Died by

• Died at the hands of Lt Maynard in the battle at Ocracoke Inlet. He was said to have 5 gun shot wounds and uncountable cutlas wounds. He was slashed across the throat and died. He was decapitated, his head slung from the victorious naval captains bowsprit.

 

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