On this page I have set out the timeline (where it is given or can be established) for the various books set during the period from 1760 to 1779
For context actual historic events have been added below in italics.
| Year | Book | Series |
| 1760 | A Wind in the Rigging | Roger Kelso |
| Star-Crossed | Patricia Kelley | |
| Ligurian Mission | Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures | |
| Carlisle's Duty | Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures | |
| 1761 | The Bombay Marines | Adam Horne |
| Treacherous Moon | Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures | |
| Cousins At Arms | Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures | |
| 1763 | Seven Years' War ends | |
| 1772 | Richard Bolitho - Midshipman | Richard Bolitho |
| Captain Nemesis | ||
| 1773 | Midshipman Bolitho & the Avenger | Richard Bolitho |
| 1774 | Band of Brothers | Richard Bolitho |
| Stand into Danger | Richard Bolitho | |
| The Reaper | Fighting Anthony’s | |
| 1775 | American War of Independence starts | |
| The Fox & The Faith | Patrick Dalton | |
| Powder Monkey | George Abercrombie Fox | |
| The Guernseyman | Richard Delancey | |
| By Force of Arms | Revolution at Sea Saga | |
| The Maddest Idea | Revolution at Sea Saga | |
| Lieutenant Christopher | Matthew Christopher | |
| The Broken Sword | American War for Independence at Sea | |
| In Harm's Way | A John Paul Jones Adventure | |
| 1776 | The Continental Risque | Revolution at Sea Saga |
| Lords of the Ocean | Revolution at Sea Saga | |
| Our Lives, Our Fortunes | Geoffrey Frost | |
| Standards Left Ragged | Fairaday & Marlborough | |
| All the Proud Ships | ||
| HMS Seawolf | Fighting Anthony’s | |
| Commander of the Seas | A John Paul Jones Adventure | |
| The Lake War: Kinkaid with the Inland Fleet | ||
| 1777 | In Gallant Company | Richard Bolitho |
| Barracuda | Fighting Anthony’s | |
| All the Brave Fellows | Revolution at Sea Saga | |
| Engage the Enemy | A John Paul Jones Adventure | |
| 1778 | Sloop of War | Richard Bolitho |
| The Fox & The Fortune | Patrick Dalton | |
| Henry Lunt & the Ranger | Henry Lunt | |
| A Cruise with Paul Jones | Young Patriot Series | |
| Peregrine | Fighting Anthony's | |
| Sail A Fast Ship | ||
| 1779 | Henry Lunt at Flamborough Head | Henry Lunt |
| Uncommon Valour | ||
| Broadsides | A John Paul Jones Adventure |