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A ship of the line
Unknown author · historical fiction
Captain Hornblower and HMS Sutherland join forces blockading the Spanish coast in the Napoleonic conflict. In a battle with the French, the Sutherland is severely damaged, and Hornblower is taken captive.
About this historical novel
A ship of the line by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Captain Hornblower and HMS Sutherland join forces blockading the Spanish coast in the Napoleonic conflict. In a battle with the French, the Sutherland is severely damaged, and Hornblower is taken captive.
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Plot summary
Captain Hornblower and HMS Sutherland join forces blockading the Spanish coast in the Napoleonic conflict. In a battle with the French, the Sutherland is severely damaged, and Hornblower is taken captive.
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Regions & places
Global / multiple
Themes
- history, naval
- open library staff picks
- horatio hornblower (fictitious character)
- fiction
- naval history
- peninsular war, 1807-1814
- napoleonic wars, 1800-1815
- napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction
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open-library