CHAPTER LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR.

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# CHAPTER LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR. ## Overview This entity is a chapter from the novel "White-Jacket". It is identified as "CHAPTER LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR." and spans from line 11360 to 11458 of the source text. ## Context This chapter is part of the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ), which was extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY) and belongs to the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER LXX. MONTHLY MUSTER ROUND THE CAPSTAN.](arke:01KG8AJTJYG42KGH7X4DHPS9V9) and precedes [CHAPTER LXXII. “HEREIN ARE THE GOOD ORDINANCES OF THE SEA, WHICH WISE MEN, WHO VOYAGED ROUND THE WORLD, GAVE TO OUR ANCESTORS, AND WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BOOKS OF THE SCIENCE OF GOOD CUSTOMS.”—_The Consulate of the Sea_.](arke:01KG8AJVA5SMZ8S3QW279SSFPM). ## Contents Chapter LXXI delves into the historical origins and evolution of the Articles of War within the American Navy. The text explores how these articles, originating from British naval law during the Stuart monarchy, were adopted by the United States. It questions the anomaly of a republic adhering to such despotic codes and traces their lineage back to a period of English history marked by authoritarian rule. The chapter highlights that these articles were not in use during the more democratic periods of the English Navy under figures like Cromwell and Blake, suggesting they are not essential for naval efficiency. The content is divided into two chunks, with the first chunk discussing the origin of the Articles of War and the second chunk further elaborating on their historical context and comparing them to earlier naval regulations.

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CHAPTER LXXI. THE GENEALOGY OF THE ARTICLES OF WAR.