Stede Bonnet - Wikipedia
Stede Bonnet (c. 1688 – 10 December 1718) [a] was an English pirate who was known as the Gentleman Pirate [1] because he was a moderately wealthy landowner before turning to a life …
Stede Bonnet (1688 – 1718) - North Carolina History
A former planter turned brigand, Stede Bonnet was a second generation Barbadian who sailed throughout the Caribbean and the North Atlantic committing piracy. His leadership and …
A Pirate’s Life Was His, Stede Bonnet’s | NC DNCR - NC.gov
On September 27, 1718, Colonel William Rhett captured the so-called “Gentleman Pirate” Stede Bonnet, after a six-hour battle near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
The Fascinating Tale of Stede Bonnet: The Gentleman Pirate
Can a gentleman be a pirate? There was one man who went against these seemingly opposite stereotypes and became both: Stede Bonnet. Born a gentleman, he turned to piracy in his …
Biography of Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate - ThoughtCo
2020年1月3日 · Major Stede Bonnet (1688-1718) was known as the Gentleman Pirate. Most of the men associated with the Golden Age of Piracy were reluctant pirates. They were …
Cape Fear Unearthed: The life and gruesome death of pirate Stede Bonnet
2020年9月27日 · When the pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew laid anchor in a small creek off the Cape Fear River in 1718, they weren’t looking over their shoulder. They should have been.
Bonnet, Stede - South Carolina Encyclopedia
2016年5月17日 · Bonnet sailed north to prey upon the crowded sea-lanes of the North American coastline, plundering ships from Chesapeake Bay to New York and then off Charleston, South …
Stede Bonnet - World History Encyclopedia
2021年9月3日 · Captain Stede Bonnet was a plantation owner in Barbados who turned to piracy and privateering in 1717. Known as the 'Gentleman Pirate', Bonnet embarked on a life of crime …
Last Stand of the Gentleman Pirate | Naval History Magazine
Stede Bonnet had traded a comfortable existence for the pirate’s life; in the wake of the Battle of Cape Fear River, his wild ride came to a grim end. Credit: Alamy. Why this individual, with …
Pirates | Battle of Cape Fear River - History Archive
The Battle of Cape Fear River, also known as the Battle of the Sandbars was a naval engagement fought between the naval forces of William Rhett and the famous pirate Stede Bonnet in …