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In “Master and Commander” the commander of the ship’s Marines accidentally shoots the ship doctor while trying to hit a bird. Would he have gotten in trouble for this? What rules were there about firearms on board Napoleonic ships?

by /u/ForsakenDrawer in /r/AskHistorians

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