I'm curious why you'd say something so completely wrong so authoritatively. Please do share your motivations and thoughts if you would. The countless deaths by

I'm curious why you'd say something so completely wrong so authoritatively. Please do share your motivations and thoughts if you would. The countless deaths by scurvy are some of the most well documented there are. Especially during the age of sail death by scurvy was a regular and inevitable part of attrition. The convenient thing here is that these deaths would occur at sea, or recently at sea, and are heavily documented through captains'/physicians'/etc logs. Literally just about any captain's log from this era and an international voyage will reference large numbers of deaths from scurvy. It was a normal part of attrition. As literally every single source you might find will affirm this, I'm at a loss for what to cite. Here [1] is a source that seems well written and informative, including some of the countless first person accounts as well. You can also look up the voyages of any famous trader/explorer/voyager you might be aware of. For instance Vasco de Gama, Magellan, Columbus, etc - you'll find horrid tales of rampant scurvy when you actually look into their voyages. [1] - https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/the-age-of-scurvy https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/the-ag...