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Swinging from ship to ship, cutlass in hand, the Welsh pirate known as Black Bart struck fear into the hearts of merchant vessels with the sight of his gallant attire and streaming locks. He captured over 400 vessels before being killed in battle by grapeshot cannon-fire to the throat, making him one of the most successful pirates ever. His body was buried at sea, thus fulfilling his creed, “a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.” Bartholomew Roberts, Peter And The Starcatcher, Famous Pirates, Henry Morgan, Golden Age Of Piracy, Pirates Cove, Pirate Art, John Roberts, Pirate Life
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Swinging from ship to ship, cutlass in hand, the Welsh pirate known as Black Bart struck fear into the hearts of merchant vessels with the sight of his gallant attire and streaming locks. He captured over 400 vessels before being killed in battle by grapeshot cannon-fire to the throat, making him one of the most successful pirates ever. His body was buried at sea, thus fulfilling his creed, “a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”

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Bartholomew Roberts

Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682-10 February 1722) was a Welsh pirate and former merchant who captained "Royal Fortune" between 1719 and 1722. Roberts was a former slave trader who was captain of the "Princess" and traded in West Africa, but one day he was pressed into the service of pirate Howell Davis. When Davis was killed in a Portuguese ambush on Principe, Roberts took over his crew and took 470 prizes in three years before he was killed off Principe by the Royal Navy as they fired…

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