Human height
History of human height
The estimated mean height of English, German, and Scottish soldiers was 163.6 cm – 165.9 cm (5 ft 4.4 in – 5 ft 5.3 in) for the period as a whole, while that of Irish was 167.9 cm (5 ft 6.1 in). The average height of male slaves and convicts in North America was 171 cm (5 ft 7 in). American-born colonial soldiers of the late-1770s were on average more than 7.6 cm (3 inches) taller than their English counterparts who served in the Royal Marines at the same time.
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