Which South Carolina port did Blackbeard blockade in 1718?

Blackbeard blockaded the South Carolina port of Charleston in 1718.

During the blockade, Blackbeard and his crew stopped ships entering or leaving Charleston harbor. Their most important demand was medicine for a sick member of the crew, although the operation also demonstrated the danger pirates posed to colonial shipping.

The episode ended after Charleston’s authorities supplied the requested medicine. Blackbeard then released the prisoners and sailed away. The incident is often called the Charleston blockade or siege, although it was a short maritime operation rather than a formal land siege.

Charleston was then a major commercial center in the British American colonies. Its location made it an important destination for merchant ships traveling along the Atlantic coast, which helped make the port a valuable target for pirates.