Nailing the colours
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Nailing the colours
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Nailing the colours is a practice dating back to the Age of Sail that expresses a defiant refusal to surrender, and willingness to fight to the last man. During the Age of Sail, ships would legally fight only while flying their national flag. Flying another flag was considered to be a legitimate ruse de guerre only until the beginning of the fight. Striking the colours was a sign of surrender. Indeed, when shot or shrapnel felled a ship's flag, her opponent would cease firing and inquire whether
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2023-08-13T18:05:14Z
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