Blackbeard and the Coast Guard in a Battle Off the Coast of Virginia

Blackbeard's luck runs out off the coast of virginia, where on the coast guard is waiting. People knew who he was, and people were keeping track of maritime activities a going on. They engaged blackbeard and his whole crew in a massive battle on the ship yank. Lieutenant maynard wounds blackbeard by stabbing him in the leg. But because he's then weakened, lieutenant maynard ama decapitates blackbeard in battle, and thus ends his life. Legend has it that they encased his skull in silver and used it as a drinking vessel in taverns all over virginia.