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Roberts's infamy and success saw him become known as The Great Pyrate and eventually as Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu), and made him a popular subject for writers of both fiction and non-fiction. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] To this day, Roberts continues to feature in popular culture , and has inspired fictional characters (such as the Dread Pirate Roberts ).
Roberts was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age; he captured well over 400 vessels ranging from small fishing boats to large frigates.In April 1721, Roberts, later known as "Black Bart", was sailing the coast of Martinique when he came across a French frigate of fifty-two guns and captured her.
Christopher Moody (c. 1694-1722) was a pirate as a member of Bartholomew Roberts' crew but was never a captain in his own right. He is best known not for his own actions but for a popular Jolly Roger flag mis-attributed to him as well as for later authors confusing him with unrelated pirate William Moody.
Black Bart, Bartholomew Roberts, perhaps the most successful pirate that had sailed in the Caribbean, eventually returned to Africa in 1722. [26] Other, less successful pirates from the golden age in the Caribbean attempted to flee North to the Americas.
Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts, is considered by many to be the most successful Western pirate of all time with over 400 ship captures. Edward "Blackbeard" Teach (Thatch) , active from 1716 to 1718, is perhaps the most notorious pirate among English-speaking nations.
The most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, Black Bart was estimated to have captured more than 470 vessels. With his fearsome appearance, Blackbeard is often credited with the creation of the stereotypical image of a pirate. Miguel Enríquez was the most longeve and the wealthiest of the privateers born in the Caribbean colonies. [27]
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[1]: 44–45 Black Bart Roberts had a run-in off the coast of Newfoundland as well. There he captured Samuel Cary, who gave an in-depth account of the event to a Boston newspaper. [1]: 148 New York was a popular place for pirates to unload their goods.