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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbeard | Base of operations | Atlantic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Base of operations | West Indies | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Battles/wars | Battle of Ocracoke † | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Born | Edward Teach c. 1680 (presumed) Bristol, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Cause of death | Killed in action (stab wounds and gunshot wounds) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Commands | Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Died | 22 November 1718 (aged 35–40) Ocracoke, North Carolina, British America | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Nickname | Blackbeard | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Rank | Captain | 1.00 | infobox |
| Blackbeard | Years active | 1716–1718 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Treasure Island | instance of | except in the imaginations of the writers of fictional accounts | 0.80 | text |
| Blackbeard | related to Early life | Little | 0.60 | section |
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