Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Blackbeard's Last Fight, Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718, Angus Konstam.

Blackbeard's Last Fight, Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718, Angus Konstam.

A look at one of the smallest famous naval battles, when Blackbeard and around twenty five pirates were attacked and defeated by sixty Royal Navy men on two unarmed ships, a battle that was seen as the marking the end of the 'Golden Age' of piracy. An interesting look at a well planned and well executed anti piracy raid.
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