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Hornblower in the Brest Blockade Pursuit Aboard Hotspur
Horatio Hornblower, newly wed and summoned by Admiral Cornwallis, commands H.M.S. Hotspur near Brest to gauge French naval strength for a British blockade. Amid a gale and a French squadron, he observes ships and prepares for patrol as the drama of naval duty unfolds at sea.
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George III
Horatio Hornblower
H.M.S. Hotspur
Napoleon
Hornblower
Maria Mason
William Cornwallis
Bush
Hotspur
Atlantic
Wise
Agaj
Ar’men Rock
Brest