Sixteenth-century naval commanders prized prize-taking over discipline

Evidence

Conduct which in any modern regular navy would have resulted in court martial and disgrace just brought Sir Francis added fame and a tidy packet of prize money. His contemporaries never blamed him; why should we? — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 659

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts with modern military culture and echoes the chapter’s thesis about different moral standards for captains. — connects to: Privateering remained the typical form of naval warfare under Elizabeth I — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1329
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 659

Broader Connections

• Privateering remained the typical form of naval warfare under Elizabeth I #expands (0.75) — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1329