who was the most feared and loathed pirate in all history?

Cheng I Sao (Chinese, 1785 – 1844)

In the height of her power, this former prostitute controlled more than 1,500 ships and had manpower of 80,000 sailors which was one of the biggest naval armies in the history of the world. This female pirate captain used her super large army for robbing and taxing towns and plundering ships throughout the coast of the South China Sea.

Not as known as Drake or Blackbeard but the one feared by the most people.

Batholomew Roberts, also known as Black Bart.

Born in South Wales, he was originally an officer in the Royal Navy, but joined Howell Davis's pirate crew when his ship, HMS Princess was captured. When Davis was killed, the crew elected Roberts as captain.

He went on to capture over 400 ships.

He captured the Governor of Martiniques 52 gun fourth rate ship, hung the governor and tortured his crew to death. On another occassion he burned a slave ship, with the slaves still chained up on board.

He was active right at the end of the golden age of piracy, yet he almost brought sea trade to a stand still.

He was killed by the Royal Navy when he was hit in the throat by grape shot, after a broadside from HMS Swallow.

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You mean it wasn't the Dread Pirate Roberts?!