Davis, like Roberts, was a Welshman, originally from Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire. The pirates were in two vessels, Royal Rover and Royal James, and were led by captain Howell Davis. In early June that year, the Princess was anchored at Anomabu (then spelled Annamaboa, which is situated along the Gold Coast of West Africa, present-day Ghana) when she was captured by pirates. In 1719, Roberts was second mate on the slave ship Princess under Captain Abraham Plumb. He was thought to have gone to sea when he was 13 in 1695, but there is no further record of him until 1718, when he was mate of a Barbados sloop. He may have chosen his first name after the well-known buccaneer Bartholomew Sharp. It is unclear why Roberts changed his name from John to Bartholomew, but pirates often adopted aliases. His father was most likely George Roberts. He was born John Roberts in 1682 in Casnewydd Bach, between Fishguard and Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales. To this day, Roberts continues to feature in novels, films and video games, as well as inspire fictional characters (such as the Dread Pirate Roberts).īart Roberts' memorial stone in Casnewydd Bach Roberts' 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. He appeared as a character in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. Roberts raided ships off the Americas and the West African coast between 17 he is also noted for creating his own Pirate Code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag. Royal Rover, Fortune, Good Fortune, Royal Fortune, Ranger, Little Rangerīartholomew Roberts ( – 10 February 1722), born John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate and the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy (measured by vessels captured), taking over 470 prizes (ships) in his career. Off the coast of the Americas and West Africa ![]() Grapeshot wound to the throat suffered during naval battleīeing the most successful pirate in the Golden Age of Piracy
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