HI127 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Stede Bonnet, Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard
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1713-1715: hornigold, leader of the pirates operating in nassau, bahamas. Around this time edward teach/thatch makes his way to bahamas. Approximately 1701-1714, he was a privateer in the war of spanish succession. 1716: made his way to new providence after the war. 1716-1717: cruised with hornigold, hornigold gave teach his own command. 1717: first historical description of thatch, matthew munte is captured and refers to thatch on record. Teach commanded a ship called the revenge, owned by stede bonnet. Stede bonnet, a rich man wants to be a pirate, gives blackbeard command of the ship. Attacked approximately, 11 victims and was very ruthless would throw american goods into water. Could be because of the murder of his friend bellamy, pirate who was captured. Captured french slave trading ship, but blackbeard renovated it to make it into a powerful ship. They re(cid:374)a(cid:373)ed it i(cid:374)to the quee(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:374)e"s re(cid:448)e(cid:374)ge:
