Age of Sail
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| - | :On the raft, the situation deteriorated rapidly. Men began to throw wine and flour out of spite and fight among themselves. On the first night 20 men – whites and [[Africa]]ns, soldiers and officers – were killed or committed suicide. Rations dwindled ever more rapidly and on the fourth day some on the raft resorted to [[cannibalism]]. On the eighth day, the fittest began throwing the weak and wounded overboard. By that time only fifteen men remained, all of whom survived until their rescue a week later. | + | The '''Age of Sail''' refers to the era when [[sailing ships]] were an important means of transport. The term is normally used to refer to this era in Western countries, lasting from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with the 19th century peak called the '''Golden Age of Sail'''. However, in the Middle East and Far East the dominance of sailing ships began far earlier, in the 3rd or 2nd millennium BC. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | *[[Age of Discovery]] | ||
| + | *[[Naval tactics in the Age of Sail]] | ||
| + | *[[Sea lane]] | ||
| + | *[[Maritime timeline]] | ||
| + | *[[Naval history]] | ||
| + | *[[Columbian Exchange]] | ||
| - | '''''The Medusa''''' (original [[French language|French]] name: ''La Méduse)'' was a [[France|French]] [[frigate]] that gained notoriety when it struck the [[Arguin Bank|Bank of Arguin]] off the coast of [[Senegal]] in [[1816]], resulting in the catastrophic evacuation of its company, and one of the most infamous [[shipwreck]]s of the [[Age of Sail]]. | ||
| - | The incident, which led to the demise of 140 crew and passengers, was popularized throughout [[Europe]] by account of survivors and led to a scandal in the French government because of the incompetence of the ship's captain and the feeble rescue effort. It was later the subject of several notable [[painting]]s, the most famous of which is [[Théodore Géricault]]'s ''[[Raft of the Medusa]]'', which hangs in the [[Louvre]]. | ||
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The Age of Sail refers to the era when sailing ships were an important means of transport. The term is normally used to refer to this era in Western countries, lasting from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with the 19th century peak called the Golden Age of Sail. However, in the Middle East and Far East the dominance of sailing ships began far earlier, in the 3rd or 2nd millennium BC.
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See also
- Age of Discovery
- Naval tactics in the Age of Sail
- Sea lane
- Maritime timeline
- Naval history
- Columbian Exchange
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