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Why the hell did the British and Continental armies have a different uniform design for every regiment? And how would they have actually looked like in real life?

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Why were there infantry squares but not infantry circles?

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Second attempt: Did 18th century warships ever use mortars on other warships?

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Shark Week theme: Did sailors ever tell stories and legends of MASSIVE sharks? Like ones between 30 - 60 ft long (or longer)? What were the earliest accounts?

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Image of a Light infantry soldier of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1759-1760, Seven Years' War. Why did this regiment's uniform look so different compared to the rest of the British uniforms in Colonial America?

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Was Nazi Germany's Iron Cross symbol just simply taken from the Cross symbol of the Teutonic Knights?

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Most of the times 18th century Pirates strapped multiple pistols to their belts when in combat. Why didn't captains or other high ranking seamen in the navy (e.g. Royal Navy) do the same? Wouldn't it be more convenient?

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What colours would British, Spanish, French and Dutch warships and merchant navy ships possess between the 1700's (00's) and the 1710's? And how have they changed throughout the latter half of the century?

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What was the state of the Spanish Navy in Cuba in 1711?

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In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, one of the missions involved a small, but strong naval presence of the Portuguese navy off the Yucatan Peninsula. What was the presence of the Portuguese navy in this part of the Caribbean in real life?

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Why the hell did the British and Continental armies have a different uniform design for every regiment? And how would they have actually looked like in real life?	16
Why were there infantry squares but not infantry circles?	15
Second attempt: Did 18th century warships ever use mortars on other warships?	15
Shark Week theme: Did sailors ever tell stories and legends of MASSIVE sharks? Like ones between 30 - 60 ft long (or longer)? What were the earliest accounts?	15
Image of a Light infantry soldier of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1759-1760, Seven Years' War. Why did this regiment's uniform look so different compared to the rest of the British uniforms in Colonial America?	14
Was Nazi Germany's Iron Cross symbol just simply taken from the Cross symbol of the Teutonic Knights?	14
Most of the times 18th century Pirates strapped multiple pistols to their belts when in combat. Why didn't captains or other high ranking seamen in the navy (e.g. Royal Navy) do the same? Wouldn't it be more convenient?	14
What colours would British, Spanish, French and Dutch warships and merchant navy ships possess between the 1700's (00's) and the 1710's? And how have they changed throughout the latter half of the century?	13
What was the state of the Spanish Navy in Cuba in 1711?	12
In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, one of the missions involved a small, but strong naval presence of the Portuguese navy off the Yucatan Peninsula. What was the presence of the Portuguese navy in this part of the Caribbean in real life?	12