elanya

Bartholomew Roberts was the most successful pirate of his age. He was pressed into the pirate life by Howell Davis (my *favourite* pirate ;) in about 1719. After Davis's tragic death, he was elected captain. he wasn't very successful to start, but he had a few good runs, capturing hundreds of ships in the 2 years or so he was in operation. Eventually, the British navy sent some man of wars out along the west coast fo Africa to catch him, and they were successful in hunting down him and his consort vessel. Roberts himself was killed in the battle with the Swallow (I can't remember the captain's name), and died kind of anti-climatically when he was hit in the throat with grapeshot. The crew surrendered almost immediately after he died, and were tried and hung in....Africa somewhere -_-.

He was a Welshman by birth, but I can't remember the name of the town he came from... I have it several places at home, including the book hazel got me for Xmas. arr!