East India Trading Company soldiers

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"The East India Trading Company has need of your services"

―Lord Cutler Beckett to William Turner

Two of Cutler Beckett's "Blue Coats" who were present at Admiral Norrington's Promotion.

East India Trading Company Soldiers, also known as Blue Coats, were British soldiers in the service of the East India Trading Company.

The East India Trading Company Marines are Royal Marines who were transferred to the Company, because the lack of protection on the Company’s Merchant ships. They are under the orders of Lord Cutler Beckett and Admiral James Norrington and assisted the executing of pirates in Fort Charles. During the invasion in Singapore Mercer directed many of these soldiers, most of which were killed or wounded in battle. Some of these soldiers were stationed aboard the Flying Dutchman under the command of James Norrington in order to take care of the coffer, so that Davy Jones would not be able to access his heart and the chest. A garrison of these soldiers were present at the moment when Lord Beckett seemed to have the Black Pearl in his grasp; in the ensuing battle, however, many of these soldiers were killed off, their corpses remaining on the Black Pearl. Will Turner used some bodies to lead Beckett to the Black Pearl by tying the bodies to barrels, creating a bread-crumb trail. The bodies were fished out of the water when Beckett found them and slumped up into a pile, which attracted seagulls that feasted on these bodies.

During the Battle of Calypso's maelstrom Davy Jones killed Mercer and sent the remaining soldiers to board the Black Pearl; Jones would thus have greater ease in attaining the chest which was guarded by Mullroy and Murtogg. Almost all of the soldiers were killed in the battle and the few survivors joined the Pirate crew of the Black Pearl.

In the Maelstrom, several officers prepare to board the Black Pearl.

Their uniforms differ from British Red Coat Marines; their design consists of dark blue jackets, maroon red tunics crested with gold, and black navy boots.

The Blue Coats' weaponry consists of muskets with bayonets, swords, and cutlasses. Their military training is much like the Red Coat Marines, they can fend off pirate attacks quite easily and defend the ship against boarders. Usually, the soldiers are accompany by high-ranked soldiers and officers that command them. As demonstrated at Singapore, they are capable of engadging the enemy in violent close-combat after a withering volley of musket fire.

[edit] Notable Blue Coats

• Murtogg
• Mullroy

[edit] Behind the scenes

• The action figure of the East India Trading Company Soldier by Zizzle was never released or made.

[edit] Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
• Pirates of the Caribbean Online

[edit] Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game): Official Strategy Guide