1717 CE - 1718 CE: The English pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) is active in the Caribbean and western Atlantic.

1717 CE: The English pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) captures the French ship Concorde in the Caribeean and renames it Queen Anne's Revenge.

1718 CE: The English pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) sails to the Bay of Honduras and captures the ship Revenge of fellow pirate Stede Bonnet.

1718 CE: The English pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) successfully blockades Charleston, South Carolina.

1718 CE: The two pirate crews of Blackbeard and Charles Vane enjoy a week-long party on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

1718 CE: The Englsh pirate Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach) is killed by a Royal Navy force in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina.