Illustration
A 1920 illustration showing the fight to the death between the pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) and Lieutenant Robert Maynard. In the battle at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina on 22 November 1718, Blackbeard was finally killed by five pistol shots and 20 sword cuts.
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Original image by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 18 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Ferris, J. L. G. (2021, August 18). Blackbeard's Fight to the Death. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14443/blackbeards-fight-to-the-death/
Chicago Style
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome. "Blackbeard's Fight to the Death." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 18, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14443/blackbeards-fight-to-the-death/.
MLA Style
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome. "Blackbeard's Fight to the Death." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Aug 2021. Web. 17 Apr 2024.
