Assertion: scurvy | /r/HasProperty | leading cause
Facets:
value: on long ocean voyages
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The Royal Navy enlisted 184,899 sailors during the Seven Years' War; 133,708 of these were "missing" or died from disease, and scurvy was the leading cause.
text: Scurvy had been the leading killer of sailors on long ocean voyages; some ships experienced losses as high as 90% of their men.
text: In fact, between the years of 1500 and 1800, scurvy was the leading cause of naval death, killing more sailors than all other diseases, disasters, and battles combined.