Hornblower in the Indefatigable - Some History
Today (January 13th) is the anniversary of Edward Pellew's most famous frigate action. On this day in 1797 he, in the Indefatigable, alone with another frigate the Amazon, fought and destroyed a French 74. This is pretty big because 74s have much greater firepower than one, even two, frigates. To cap it off, the battle was fought in a storm, with high seas, throughout the night and early hours of the morning.
More Info About the Battle Here
The reason I mention this is because at this time Hornblower was serving on the Indefatigable and he mentioned having participated in it:
The Commodore, Chapter VIII:
...[Hornblower] could remember as a midshipman in Pellew's Indefatigable being at the lead that wild night when they went in and destroyed the Droits de l'Homme in the Biscay surf.
I swear, someone NEEDS to write a fic about this battle from Hornblower's perspective. XD
A month later, Hornblower in the La Reve got caught up in the Spanish Fleet that would fight the Battle of St Vincent, and imprisoned in El Ferrol for several months. (The Duchess and the Devil)
More Info About the Battle Here
The reason I mention this is because at this time Hornblower was serving on the Indefatigable and he mentioned having participated in it:
The Commodore, Chapter VIII:
...[Hornblower] could remember as a midshipman in Pellew's Indefatigable being at the lead that wild night when they went in and destroyed the Droits de l'Homme in the Biscay surf.
I swear, someone NEEDS to write a fic about this battle from Hornblower's perspective. XD
A month later, Hornblower in the La Reve got caught up in the Spanish Fleet that would fight the Battle of St Vincent, and imprisoned in El Ferrol for several months. (The Duchess and the Devil)