Blockade of Charleston

The Blockade of Charleston was the famous blockade launched by Commodore Edward Teach, better known as the infamous Captain Blackbeard later in his career, in May 1718 at Carleston, South Carolina. During the blockade, Teach blocked the mouth of Charleston harbor with the Queen Anne's Revenge and three lighter vessels and then plundered five merchant freighters and had Charleston inhabitants as hostages. The blockade, perhaps, will ended up being Teach's chief claim to fame.

Prelude
Despite receiving the rank of Commodore, Edward Teach turned to a life of piracy under the name of Blackbeard due his big black beard. Between 1717 and 1718, he preyed and hunted several merchant ships.

Battle
Wishing for more riches and, strange as it may seem, a chest of medicines, Blackbeard sailed with his crew aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge as his fleet's flagship to the city of Charleston, South Carolina at North America. Once there, in may 1718, he blocked the mouth of Charleston habor and took several Charleston inhabitants as hostages. Blackbeard even forced them to give him all sorts of stuff. Once he acquired what he wanted, Blackbeard and his fleet departed from Charleston.

Aftermath
Perhaps true or not, the Blockade of Charleston would be always remembered as Blackbeard's chief claim to fame. The fearless Blackbeard would then seemingly die during the Battle of Ocracoke Inlet six months later, though in reality he inexplicably cheated the death and went to continue his criminal operations afterwards.