KaiserChicken

That's great indeed. Excellent work!

Practically every European Army used those hats during the Napoleonic Period (last decade of the 18th century, first decades of the 19th century), from Portugal to Prussia. French soldier of Napoleon's Imperial Army (blue uniform): British soldier in the peninsular war:

Indeed, as a reference to its French roots. So does the flag of Nouvelle Orl

I remember a LEGO Pirate commercial (probably the only LEGO TV commercial I ever saw) which broadcasted on 1996 or 1997. I clearly remember it featured the Santa Cruz, in some kind of computer animated battle against that pirate ship with a red hull. I would love to get my hands on that piece of film.

The Spanish only started using the fleur-de-lys after the War of Spanish Succession, from the 18th century onwards. This happens because, with the death of Charles II and the disappearance of the Spanish Habsburgs, Louis XIV installed a member of his Bourbon dynasty (represented by the fleur-de-lys), his grandson Philippe as King of Spain. The British only used the fleur-de-lys because they claimed the French throne. That symbol was undisputedly associated with France.

I consider Red to be British, mainly because of their flag - strikingly similar to the jack used by the British India Company: On the other hand, the bluecoat flag reminds me of the French Naval Jack used before the French Revolution:

Realistic. It would had been excellent if the latter Pirates theme (set in the 16th century, rather than in the 18th-19th) also included some Aztec villains or such.

Why, Pirates of course :)