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Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate who was, measured by vessels captured, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. [2] During his piratical career, he took over 400 prize ships , although most were mere fishing boats.
February 5 - Bartholomew Roberts' consort vessel, Ranger, captured by Chaloner Ogle. [4] February 10 - Roberts' ship, Royal Fortune, is overtaken and defeated by Ogle in HMS Swallow. Roberts is killed and his crew is captured. [5] March 28 - 52 of Roberts' pirates are sentenced to death at Cape Coast Castle.
James Skyrme (fl. 1720 - died March 1722, last name occasionally Skyrm) was a Welsh pirate best known for Captaining two of Bartholomew Roberts’ prize ships. History [ edit ]
Bartholomew Roberts was killed at the very beginning of the battle during the second broadside unleashed by the ship of the line. Several men were killed or wounded on both sides and 272 pirates taken prisoner in all. Many were wounded and died in captivity on their way to the prison of Cape Coast Castle. Fifty-four pirates were hanged for ...
Ogle was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Swallow and saw action against the pirate fleet of Bartholomew Roberts in the Battle of Cape Lopez in February 1722. The action was to prove a turning point in the war against the pirates and many consider the death of Roberts to mark the end of the Golden Age of Piracy.
Betty Lou Bredemus, mother of Julia Roberts and grandmother of young starlet Emma Roberts, died Thursday morning at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica after suffering from lung cancer. She ...
Boyle and Roberts played Raymond’s parents on the sitcom. Roberts died aged 90 in 2016, while Boyle died in 2006, shortly after the show ended.Roberts won four Emmys for her performance as the ...
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