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Born in Bristal, Britan. Noone knows the month or day, so we just put Devin's and mine.
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He took to sea as an English privateer during The Queen Anne's War (1702-1713).
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He joined Benjaman Hornigold's crew, who saw the petential in him and gave him a captured ship. Together they would rade more ships and prosper.
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On November 17, 1717, Blackbeard captured the La Concorde, a very large, French slaving ship. He mounted 40 guns (cannons) on it and renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge.
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In the summer of 1718 he surprised colonial America by blocking the port of Charleston, in South Carolina. Insted of attacking the city, he mad a more memorable and impresive display of power. He spared the town.
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He died near Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, U.S.