Bartholomew Roberts
(1682-1722)
Welsh pirate
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Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 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 400 prizes in his career. Roberts raided ships off the Americas and the West African coast between 1719 and 1722; he is also noted for creating his own Pirate Code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.
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John Roberts 17 May 1682 Casnewydd Bach, near Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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| Died |
10 February 1722 (aged 39) At sea off of Cape Lopez, Gabon
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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