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 (series in brackets)
For context actual historic events have been added below in italics.
1760
A Wind in the Rigging (Roger Kelso)
Barbados Bound (Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series)
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)
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)
HMS Seawolf (Fighting Anthony’s)
Commander of the Seas (A John Paul Jones Adventure)
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)
1779
Henry Lunt at Flamborough Head (Henry Lunt)
Broadsides (A John Paul Jones Adventure)