The British Navy, although slow to implement Lind’s theories, remained ahead of all their rivals in other countries and gained a significant military advantage. In fact, the 1804 blockade of Napoleonic ships within French ports, an exercise requiring sailors to stay for months on board their ships, would not have been possible without the Royal Navy’s purchase of 50,000 gallons of lemon juice for its sailors. The blockade prevented Napoleon’s grand plan of a sea invasion of Britain and changed the course of history.
Lind found that scurvy is caused by lack of fresh fruits
