Brian Withecombe

Brian Withecombe writes mostly about a Napoleonic Wars figure he created called Giles Courtenay. He is a partly retired Solicitor, hoping to retire fully in the not too far distant future. He is married to Maureen, who is also his long suffering Secretary in his firm, and who assists with editing (and criticising where appropriate) his books.

AOS Naval Fiction

Series: Giles Courtenay
The Claymore : Giles Courtenay joins the Claymore, a 74 gun ship of the line, as a Midshipman
Courtenay and The Seagull : 1794: Courtenay is appointed First-lieutenant of the handy 22-gun sloop-of-war Seagull
The Seagull and Le Corsair : 1795: Courtenay is promoted to command Seagull to assist with the fight against Le Corsair a particularly vicious pirate
Aphrodite's Quest : A duplitious Admiral makes it appear Courtenay has deserted his post in search of prize money
Amazon at the Nile : 1798: Courtenay is about to take command of a new, powerful frigate
The Winged Avenger : Courtenay plans to recapture his former command, the frigate Aphrodite
HMS Pegasus : 1799: Pegasus returns home and Courtenay finds himself facing a Court-martial
The Greek Warrior : 1801: The Peace of Amiens is signed and Courtenay is sent on a mission to the Barbary Coast
Return of the Warrior : Courtenay is sent to assist the islanders of Santo Domingo in their uprising
The Scotsman : 1805: Courtenay is given command of the 80-gun Argyll and ordered to join Nelson's Fleet in the Mediterranean
Argyll's Flag : 1806: Courtenay is promoted Flag-captain for a mission to chase a French squadron
Tempest : 1809: The British Government is about to take Martinique
Tempest in the East Indies : 811: Tempest must proceed, with the squadron, on a mission to the Dutch East Indies
Tempest and the Guerillas : 1811: Courtenay is asked to join a squadron off Lorient
Courtenay's Pendant : 1813: Courtenay is given a Squadron of frigates to seek out the USS Revere and to destroy her
The Bulldog Breed : (No description available)

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