Stede Bonnet

Stede Bonnet (* 1688, † December 10, 1718 ), known as the "Gentleman Pirate ", was a wealthy and educated landowner before turning to piracy.

Life

Bonnet sailed some time with Blackbeard, who quickly realized that Bonnet was not a good leader and an incompetent sailor. Blackbeard sat Bonnets ship to another pirate captain as a. Bonnet himself now spent a long time as a "guest " on Blackbeard's ship, which probably meant that he was something of a prisoner. During the years 1717/18, the two pirate ships raided numerous merchant ships in the Caribbean.

Finally Bonnet gained his freedom - whether by escape or release by Blackbeards is controversial - and rescued a group of pirates, Blackbeard was exposed on a sandbank. With this, he held a few months the pirate crafts.

In October 1718 Bonnets ship near Wilmington, North Carolina was captured and made ​​available to the crew and their captain of the process. Up to four pirates eventually all were executed in November of this year.