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10) Reefs and shoals
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Captain Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy is ordered to head to Cuba and Spanish Florida to search for French and Spanish privateers who have been preying on British merchantmen and discover if the privateers have been getting aid from the Americans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Fresh from duty on the frigate Desperate in her fight with the French Capricieuse, Alan Lewrie is commissioned first officer of the big o'war Shrike. He must bring the Muskogees and the Seminoles onto the British side against the American rebels--with time out, of course, for some other kind of action.
17) Hostile shores
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Participating in the 1805 Battle of Cape Town after the death of Admiral Nelson, Captain Lewrie voyages to South America to assist Britain's campaigns on the Spanish colonies only to confront a formidable adversary.
Author
Series
Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 24
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Author
Series
Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 25
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to be decommissioned and turned over to the dockyards for a complete refit. Lewrie is grounded, put on half-pay, and his crew disperses to look for new positions. It's late Autumn, and being ashore is heavenly, after a time. Lewrie spends time with his wife Jessica, helps his son Hugh find a new ship, and happily marries off Charlotte. Life onshore is...
20) H.M.S. Cockerel
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Alan Lewrie, swashbuckling naval warrior turned family man, longs for battle. And when it comes, a royal battle it is! Called to the "H.M.S. Cockerel", First Officer Lewrie soon vaults to command. Fine.
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