Stede Bonnet was pursued by colonial authorities for his piracy, and he was captured in 1718 after a battle at Cape Fear. He was put on trial, convicted, and sentenced to death, and he was hanged on December 10, 1718, in Charleston, South Carolina, less than two years after he had turned to piracy. Of Bonnet’s crew, 29 people were also sentenced to death, executed, and buried with him.
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