This naval hero thought up his surname to hide from the British, who tried to arrest him as a pirate
He and his elder brother, Pierre, 
spelled their last name Laffite, but .... Over the next few months, the British Navy 
increased patrols in the Gulf of Mexico, and by August they had established a 
base at... [DOC] [TLE] Blackbeard - Wikipedia [PAR] Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680  22 November 1718), better known as 
Blackbeard, ...