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title: Blackbeard's Fight to the Death
author: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14443/blackbeards-fight-to-the-death/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Blackbeard's Fight to the Death
_Authored by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14443.png)
## Image Caption
A 1920 illustration showing the fight to the [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) between the pirate [Blackbeard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Blackbeard/) (aka [Edward Teach](https://www.worldhistory.org/Blackbeard/)) and Lieutenant Robert Maynard. In the [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina on 22 November 1718, Blackbeard was finally killed by five pistol shots and 20 sword cuts.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Ferris, J. L. G. (2021, August 18). Blackbeard's Fight to the Death. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome. "Blackbeard's Fight to the Death." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2021. .
### MLA
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome. "Blackbeard's Fight to the Death." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Capture-of-Blackbeard.jpg) by [**Jean Leon Gerome Ferris**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Capture-of-Blackbeard.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.