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What year did Bartholomew Roberts die?

  • 1720

  • 1718

  • 1722

  • 1725

Answer

In 1722, at the peak of his notorious career as a pirate captain, Bartholomew Roberts met his demise during a fierce naval engagement off the coast of what is now Gabon, Africa. His legendary exploits earned him the nicknames "Black Bart" and "The Royal Fortune." Roberts's reign of terror on the high seas had come to an end.
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