Who was Churchill speaking of when he said their traditions are "Rum, sodom

Question: Who was Churchill speaking of when he said their traditions are "Rum, sodomy and the lash!."!?
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I don't know this quote but I would suspect it could be either the Spanish or the Royal Navy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Uh, exactly WHAT books were you reading during those storms!?
Egyptian to WW11!.!.!.eclectic reading, indeed!!
Okay, he must have been drunk when he said it(I'd like to see a quote from him when he had a hangover!), but probably his own Royal Navy!.!.!.when Lady Astor was present!Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Royal Navy!. He was in the cavalry himself!. It was one of the deliberately contentious statements that Churchill loved to make and he spent many an hour practising them before he made them public!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

All I can recall is he said, "Sink the Bismarck" But I was just a kid then, and at first I thought he meant, "Dunk a sweet-roll"
My family LOL at me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The British Royal NavyWww@QuestionHome@Com

The navy!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

OK !.!.!.!.These questions are good !.!.!.Very Good

Me thinks The Spanish OR his own Navy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Www@QuestionHome@Com