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Blackbeard

Edward Teach (or Thatch; c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. He remains one of history's most well-known pirates.

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Base of operations
Atlantic · West Indies
Battles/wars
Battle of Ocracoke †
Born
Edward Teach c. 1680 (presumed) Bristol, England
Cause of death
Killed in action (stab wounds and gunshot wounds)
Commands
Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure
Died
22 November 1718 (aged 35–40) Ocracoke, North Carolina, British America

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Early life

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Blackbeard

Nodes172
Edges171
Triples108
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011628
Components1

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Blackbeard

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related to Modern view · 44
Blackbeard → After, Angus Konstam, Anne Bonny, As Johnson's, Britain, British, British Empire, Charles Johnson, Charles Johnson's, Charles Rivington, Daniel Defoe, Economist Peter Leeson, England, English, Francis Drake, French, General Historie, George Woodbury, Golden Age, In
related to Early life · 38
Blackbeard → Atlantic, Author Robert Lee, Blackbeard's, Bristol, Britain's American, Caribbean, Carolina, Charles Johnson, Chief Justice, Drummond, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, England, He, In, It, Jamaica, Little, North America's, One
related to External links · 15
Blackbeard → American Patriot, Blackbeard's, Confirmed, DeadBlackbeard, Fayetteville ObserverBBC Video, Lost Ship Documentary, Military, NewsBlackbeard's Shipwreck National GeographicBlackbeard's, North Carolina National Geographic, PBS Series Secrets, Queen Anne's RevengeOut, Sea Elite MagazineBlackbeard's Ship, Spanish, Supreme Court, Teach's
Base of operations · 2
Blackbeard → Atlantic, West Indies
Battles/wars · 1
Blackbeard → Battle of Ocracoke †
Born · 1
Blackbeard → Edward Teach c. 1680 (presumed) Bristol, England
Cause of death · 1
Blackbeard → Killed in action (stab wounds and gunshot wounds)
Commands · 1
Blackbeard → Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure
Died · 1
Blackbeard → 22 November 1718 (aged 35–40) Ocracoke, North Carolina, British America
Nickname · 1
Blackbeard → Blackbeard

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BlackbeardBase of operationsAtlantic1.00infobox
BlackbeardBase of operationsWest Indies1.00infobox
BlackbeardBattles/warsBattle of Ocracoke †1.00infobox
BlackbeardBornEdward Teach c. 1680 (presumed) Bristol, England1.00infobox
BlackbeardCause of deathKilled in action (stab wounds and gunshot wounds)1.00infobox
BlackbeardCommandsQueen Anne's Revenge, Adventure1.00infobox
BlackbeardDied22 November 1718 (aged 35–40) Ocracoke, North Carolina, British America1.00infobox
BlackbeardNicknameBlackbeard1.00infobox
BlackbeardRankCaptain1.00infobox
BlackbeardYears active1716–17181.00infobox
Treasure Islandinstance ofexcept in the imaginations of the writers of fictional accounts0.80text
Blackbeardrelated to Early lifeLittle0.60section

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