Quick question

[TJSKI]

Okay,

If you had to use one word to describe say a national characteristic for sailors and crews of the 18th century, what would you use for these:

English = ?
Spanish = ?
French = ?
Dutch = ?

Curious what you all may say, thanks.

TK

[olicana]

Sorry to be pedantic, but are we talking SYW, Post French Revolutionary, earlier? A hundred years is a very long time.