Benjamin Hornigold - Wikipedia Born in England in the late 17th century, Hornigold began his pirate career in 1713, attacking merchant ships in the Bahamas He helped to establish the "Republic of Pirates" in Nassau and by 1717 was the captain of one of the most heavily armed ships in the region, called the Ranger
Benjamin Hornigold - World History Encyclopedia Captain Benjamin Hornigold was a British pirate active in the Caribbean and North Atlantic from 1716 to 1717 Hornigold’s greatest claim to fame (or infamy) is that he taught the pirating ropes to Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (d 1718)
Flying Gang | Benjamin Hornigold - History Archive Benjamin Hornigold (c 1680 - 1719) was a famous pirate possibly out of the English county Norfolk His pirating career lasted three years after which he turned into a pirate hunter under Woodes Rogers after accepting the King's Pardon (1718)
The Chronology of Captain Benjamin Hornigold, The . . . - The Pirate Haven Not wanting to tangle with a British warship, Captain Hornigold and Captain Napping headed for the safety of Nassau and the pirate colony Between the two vessels, they had taken four hundred thousand pieces of eight [£125,000] and the chest of gold
Who was Benjamin Hornigold | Legends From History While his early piracy career was relatively small in scale, Hornigold made use of his skills as a privateer- he had previously served as a privateer for the British, plundering whatever Spanish or Portuguese ships he came across- and quickly became one of the most powerful pirates of his time
Benjamin Hornigold: The Pirate Who Made and Betrayed Blackbeard Explore the life and legacy of Benjamin Hornigold, the privateer-turned-pirate who trained Blackbeard, raided the Caribbean, and later turned king’s man Includes his ships, weapons, battles, treasure, and final fate
Benjamin Hornigold - Famous Pirate - The Way of the Pirates Benjamin Hornigold is a typical example of a Caribbean privateer who turned to piracy after the War of the Spanish Succession had ended However, fate brought him one more duty in career, he became a pirate hunter
A pirate once attacked a ship and stole hats instead of treasure. Benjamin Hornigold was a powerful fleet captain during the golden age of piracy — the period in the late 17th and early 18th centuries when most of the pirates you’ve heard of were doing their plundering
Benjamin Hornigold: Notorious Pirate Privateer of the Caribbean As a veteran pirate Hornigold has 3 Command Points and a 12″ command range putting him on par with many Legendary Commanders He began as a pirate, but after being pardoned, he joins the British in hunting down his fellow pirates