The Men They Could`t Hang -The Colours(1797 version)

overflowed in riotous mutiny in May 1797. The sailors, led by Richard Parker, a former officer who had been voted president of the fleet by the mutineers, wanted an end to impressment, unequal pay, poor quality rations, and better leave entitlements. They also wanted to remove cruel or unpopular officers from ships and have them banned from serving on them again. Worst of all - at least in the authorities' eyes - the fleet blockaded London and stopped trade in and out of the port. Despite ...
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