Battle of Ocracoke

Battle of Ocracoke
Part of Piracy in the Caribbean and Golden Age of Piracy

Blackbeard Boarding Maynard's Ships by George Edmund Varian (1904)
DateNovember 22, 1718
Location
Off Ocracoke Island, Atlantic Ocean
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Robert Maynard
Edmund Hyde †		 Blackbeard †
Units involved
Royal Navy Blackbeard's crew
Strength
2 sloops 1 sloop
Casualties and losses
  • 11-20 killed
  • 1 sloop damaged
  • 10-12 killed
  • 1 sloop captured

    • The Battle at Ocracoke, also referred to as Blackbeard's Last Stand or Battle of Ocracoke Inlet, was the final confrontation of the infamous pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach) on November 22, 1718. It took place off the coast of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where Blackbeard and his crew were ambushed by British naval forces led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy.

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