What the records say
- When
- 26 Sep 1718 – 27 Sep 1718
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.89° N, 78.01° W
- Description
- battle fought in September 1718
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Cape Fear River
1718 naval battle in the Cape Fear River
The Battle of Cape Fear River, also known as the Battle of the Sandbars, was fought in September 1718 between two sloops from the Province of South Carolina led by William Rhett and a group of pirate ships under the command of Stede Bonnet. Rhett's sloops defeated the pirates in the Cape Fear River estuary which led to Bonnet's eventual execution by hanging in Charleston, South Carolina.
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