Siege of Toulon
The search result below lists those novels which are based around the Siege of Toulon.
- 1. Broadsides: A Novel of the Napoleonic Era
- (Matching tags: R. W. Daly,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Acre,Battle of Cape St. Vincent,Glorious First of June,Battle of Trafalgar,Napoleonic War,Siege of Toulon)
- ... through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars O'Corboy's rises from midshipman to post-captain and participates in the Siege of Toulon, the Glorious First of June, Cape St. Vincent, the Siege ...
- 2. The Devil’s Own Luck
- (Matching tags: David Donachie,The Privateersman Mysteries,Siege of Toulon)
- 1792 Ex-captain turned privateer Harry Ludlow and his brother James find themselves on board a naval 74 gunship, under the command of Oliver Carter, a man with whom Harry has crossed swords ...
- 3. The Admirals’ Game
- (Matching tags: David Donachie,John Pearce,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Toulon)
- ... successfully overcome the French at the Siege of Toulon, Pearce and his comrades, the Pelicans, now face the on-going, bloody battle to defend the port. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Pearce's continuing conflict ...
- 4. A Flag of Truce
- (Matching tags: David Donachie,John Pearce,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Toulon)
- ... earlier exploits, he is in a position of command on board HMS Faron when he returns to Toulon from his successful mission in Corsica. But although he returns triumphant with a prize in tow, he receives ...
- 5. An Awkward Commission
- (Matching tags: David Donachie,John Pearce,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Toulon)
- 1793 July 1793. Since being press-ganged into service in King George's Navy. John Pearce has endured a whirlwind few months, which have seen him survive wild storms and bitter battles with ...
- 6. HMS Cockerel
- (Matching tags: Dewey Lambdin,Alan Lewrie,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Toulon)
- ... to a smoking cauldron called Toulon. There, an outnumbered coalition of former enemies is being drawn into a terrible land-sea battle against the revolutionary French in a siege of blood and terror that ...
- 7. Lieutenant Fury
- (Matching tags: Siege of Toulon,John Fury,G. S. Beard,French Revolutionary War)
- ... comes a transfer away from his home on the Amazon and a new challenge. He will be the fifth lieutenant on the 74-gun man-of-war Fortitude. Tedious blockading duty on the French Fleet in Toulon seems ...
- 8. HMS Diamond
- (Matching tags: Tom Grundner,Sir Sidney Smith Nautical Adv.,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Toulon)
- ... of the destruction of Toulon, Sir Sidney is given a critical assignment. British gold shipments are going missing. Even worse, the ships are literally disappearing in plain sight of their escorts and the ...
- 9. The Flag of Freedom
- (T)
- ... French war aims. Is the great armada being assembled in Toulon bound for the shores of Great Britain - or Egypt? His secret mission to discover the truth about Napoleon's invasion plans will hurl him into ...
- 10. The Flag of Freedom (HC)
- (Naval Fiction Releases)
- ... by his own side on the Rock of Gibraltar - charged with treason. To prove his innocence Nathan must uncover the great deception that masks the French war aims. Is the great armada being assembled in Toulon ...
- 11. Admiral of the Blue: The Life and Times of Admiral John Child Purvis (1747-1825)
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
- ... and a French corvette during the War of American Independence. As a battleship Captain, he was the first British officer to confront Napoleon Bonaparte, muzzle to muzzle, during the Siege of Toulon. Commanding ...
- 12. Joseph Conrad
- (Related Authors)
- ... The Rover Peyrol sacrifices his life to deceive Nelson into withdrawing from Toulon <script language="JavaScript" src="http://ilapi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EKServer&ai=alkmp%7Bzqz&bdrcolor=cadceb&catid=377&cid=0&eksize=1&encode=UTF-8&endcolor=FF0000&endtime=y&fbgcolor=ecf3f7&fntcolor=000000&fs=0&hdrcolor=cadceb&hdrimage=1&hdrsrch=n&img=y&lnkcolor=0000FF&logo=2&num=3&numbid=y&paypal=y&popup=n&prvd=9&query=Joseph+Conrad&r0=2&sacategoryin=377&shipcost=y&sid=Joseph+Conrad&siteid=3&sort=MetaLowestPriceSort&sortby=price&sortdir=asc&srchdesc=y&tbgcolor=ecf3f7&tlecolor=cadceb&tlefs=0&tlfcolor=000000&toolid=10004&track=5336478202&width=570"></script> ...
- 13. An Interview with David Donachie
- (Astrodene's HNF Blog)
- ... Forrester, O’Brian etc. How do you undertake your research? Often after the story is written, with the caveat that the setting is one in which the facts are known – the siege of Toulon for instance. ...
- 14. Review: A Battle Won by S. Thomas Russell
- (Book Reviews)
- ... by superior French forces. Having safely arrived in Gibraltar and then escaping Toulon, now back in the hands of the French, Themis joins the fleet and Hayden at last finds a senior officer who seems to ...
- 15. Review: Victory by Julian Stockwin
- (Book Reviews)
- ... review. The personal lives of Kydd, his friend Nicholas Renzi and sister Cecilia are weaved skillfully into the events off Toulon and the fateful chase across the Atlantic when Kydd's ...
- 16. Pipester Review: An Ill Wind by David Donachie
- (Book Reviews)
- ... schemers who will stop at nothing to do him down? As this book, the sixth of the series, opens, the principal characters are all in Toulon just as Bonaparte and the revolutionary forces are overrunning ...
- 17. A Battle Won
- (A)
- 1793 Winter 1793 - the Reign of Terror rips through revolutionary France, as every able-bodied man is pressed into military service. The city of Toulon has turned itself over to the British, ...
- 18. An Ill Wind
- (A)
- ... must take part in the evacuation of Toulon. With the Republican Army at the gates the citizens are panicking, trying to flee the bloody guillotine. Confusion reigns and Pearce must keep his wits about ...
- 19. This Day in Naval History - January
- (This Day in History)
- ... de Bourgainville, off Cape Verde Islands. 07 January 1794 Unaware of Hood's evacuation HMS Moselle (24), H. A. Bennett, entered Toulon harbour and was taken by the French. 1798 ...
- 20. This Day in Naval History - December
- (This Day in History)
- ... Martinique.10 of the merchant ships were taken and 4 others ran aground and were burnt. 1793 Evacuation of Toulon ...
- 21. This Day in Naval History - August
- (This Day in History)
- ... Austen, engaged a battery on the Cap des Medes at the N. E. end of the island of Porquerolles, near Toulon. 1812 HMS Alert (16), Thomas Lamb Laugharne, captured by USS Essex (46), Cptn. ...
- 22. This Day in Naval History - July
- (This Day in History)
- ... capture by the enemy. 1810 HMS Euryalus (36), Cptn. George Heneage Dundas, engaged a French 74 off Toulon. 1858 U.S. sloop Niagara departs Queenstown, Ireland, to assist ...
- 23. This Day in Naval History - May
- (This Day in History)
- ... Ferris, and Requin (16) from off Toulon to Goulette near Tunis. 1862 Confederates destroy Norfolk and Pensacola ...
- 24. This Day in Naval History - March
- (This Day in History)
- ... 1805 French fleet under Pierre-Charles Villeneuve sails from Toulon 30 March 1781 HMS Flora (36), Capt. William Pere Williams, and HMS Crescent (28), Cptn. T. Packenham, engaged ...
- 25. This Day in Naval History - February
- (This Day in History)
- ... fleet of 27 ships of the line, under Juan José Navarro, off Toulon. 1778 HMS Liverpool (28), Cptn. Henry Bellew, driven ashore near Jamaica Bay, Long Island, in thick ...
- 26. The Rover
- (HNF Related Books)
- ... settles near Toulon, where the French fleet commanded by Villeneuve is blockaded by Nelson. He sacrifices his life to deceive Nelson into withdrawing the British fleet, allowing the French fleet to escape. ...
- 27. The Temple
- (T)
- ... ships, troops, and supplies at Toulon and a number of other ports. He is clearly planning an invasion; but an invasion of who, where and when, no one knows. The key is a captured message that Parish and ...
- 28. Pipester Review: Broadsides by R. W. Daly
- (Book Reviews)
- ... the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Not counting minor actions, Edward O'Corboy participates in the Siege of Toulon, the Glorious First of June, Cape St. Vincent, the Siege of Acre alongside Sir Sydney ...
- 29. Broadsides: A Novel of the Napoleonic Era
- (B)
- ... through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars O'Corboy's rises from midshipman to post-captain and participates in the Siege of Toulon, the Glorious First of June, Cape St. Vincent, the Siege ...
- 30. The Mammoth Book of Men o'War
- (Anthologies )
- ... The Steeple Rock by Richard Woodman Siege of Toulon [from Path to Glory] by Showell Styles Billy Budd by Herman Melville The Rescue [from Siege as Adam Hardy] by Kenneth Bulmer A ...
- 31. Siege of Toulon
- (Short Stories)
- 1793 The exploits of Sir Sidney Smith at the Siege of Toulon Can be found: The Mammoth Book of Men o'War Author: Showell Styles Title: Siege of Toulon Series: n/a ...
- 32. Admiral of Fear
- (A)
- 1742 Edward Mainwaring is serving in the Mediterranean and is sent to storm a French fortress in Toulon harbour. Author: Victor Suthren Title: Admiral ...
- 33. HMS Diamond
- (H)
- ... of the destruction of Toulon, Sir Sidney is given a critical assignment. British gold shipments are going missing. Even worse, the ships are literally disappearing in plain sight of their escorts and the ...
- 34. Give Fire!
- (G)
- Lord Charles, having survived the French siege of Toulon, is assigned to carry a special British envoy aboard the sloop Daisy to Mameluke Egypt to try and thwart Napoleon's ...
- 35. The Ionian Mission
- (T)
- ... a line-of-battle ship in the Royal Navy's blockade of Toulon, and this is a longer, harder, colder war than the dashing frigate actions of his early days. A sudden turn of events takes him and Stephen ...
- 36. Lieutenant Fury
- (L)
- ... comes a transfer away from his home on the Amazon and a new challenge. He will be the fifth lieutenant on the 74-gun man-of-war Fortitude. Tedious blockading duty on the French Fleet in Toulon seems ...
- 37. HMS Cockerel
- (H)
- ... to a smoking cauldron called Toulon. There, an outnumbered coalition of former enemies is being drawn into a terrible land-sea battle against the revolutionary French in a siege of blood and terror that ...
- 38. A Flag of Truce
- (A)
- ... earlier exploits, he is in a position of command on board HMS Faron when he returns to Toulon from his successful mission in Corsica. But although he returns triumphant with a prize in tow, he receives ...
- 39. The Admirals’ Game
- (T)
- ... successfully overcome the French at the Siege of Toulon, Pearce and his comrades, the Pelicans, now face the on-going, bloody battle to defend the port. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Pearce's continuing conflict ...
- 40. The Two Captains
- (T)
- ... the siege of Toulon and the Battle of the Nile. Author: Cyrus Townsend Brady Title: The Two Captains Series: n/a First Published by: Grosset & Dunlap Place: ...
- 41. Overlooked Hero: A Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
- ... just three of his many feats: In 1793, at Toulon, Sir Sidney personally destroyed 10 French ships of the line, and Nelson criticized him for not having destroyed more. In 1798, Nelson defeated 13 French ...
- 42. The Memoirs of Sir Sidney Smith: Volumes I and II
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
- ... Toulon, Smith destroyed more French ships than had been destroyed in any British fleet action prior to that. Yet, he was blamed by Nelson and Collingwood (neither of whom were there) for not destroying ...
- 43. G. S. Beard
- (Authors)
- ... promotion he takes part in the siege of Toulon The author’s official web site is Link to forum for this author <script language="JavaScript" src="http://ilapi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EKServer&ai=alkmp%7Bzqz&bdrcolor=cadceb&catid=377&cid=0&eksize=1&encode=UTF-8&endcolor=FF0000&endtime=y&fbgcolor=ecf3f7&fntcolor=000000&fs=0&hdrcolor=cadceb&hdrimage=1&hdrsrch=n&img=y&lnkcolor=0000FF&logo=2&num=3&numbid=y&paypal=y&popup=n&prvd=9&query=G+S+Beard&r0=2&sacategoryin=377&shipcost=y&sid=G+S+Beard&siteid=3&sort=MetaLowestPriceSort&sortby=price&sortdir=asc&srchdesc=y&tbgcolor=ecf3f7&tlecolor=cadceb&tlefs=0&tlfcolor=000000&toolid=10004&track=5336478202&width=570"></script> ...
- 44. Dewey Lambdin
- (Authors)
- ... Lewrie takes command and becomes involved in the siege of Toulon 1794 A King’s Commander Lewrie is at The Glorious First of June battle 1796 Jester’s Fortune Lewrie, in command of HMS ...
- 45. Tom Grundner
- (Authors)
- ... dead? HMS Diamond After surviving the horrors of the destruction of Toulon, Sir Sidney is given a critical assignment 1798 The Temple From a dreary prison in Paris, ...
- 46. Showell Styles
- (Authors)
- ... Glory (No information is available about this novel although the short story Siege of Toulon is an extract) 1793 Siege of Toulon The exploits of Sir Sidney Smith at the Siege ...
- 47. David Donachie
- (Authors)
- ... Toulon to see if they will join the British 1793 A Flag of Truce As first Lieutenant of HMS Faron Pearce escorts French ships back to the Atlantic 1793 The Admirals’ Game Pearce continues ...
- 48. A Battle Won (HC)
- (Naval Fiction Releases)
- ... into military service. The city of Toulon has turned itself over to the British, the red ensign of Lord Admiral Hood's flagship Victory, offering a defiant symbol of protection to its people. In Plymouth, ...
- 49. An Ill Wind (HC)
- (Naval Fiction Releases)
- ... put the treacherous Captain Ralph Barclay in the dock. But first they must take part in the evacuation of Toulon. With the Republican Army at the gates the citizens are panicking, trying to flee the bloody ...
- 50. The Temple (PB)
- (Naval Fiction Releases)
- ... happens to be a genius at breaking codes. Napoleon is massing ships, troops, and supplies at Toulon and a number of other ports. He is clearly planning an invasion; but an invasion of who, where and ...