The Lord Ramage Novels — by Dudley Pope

• 1965

In Ramage, the young lieutenant and peer of the realm receives special orders direct from Nelson himself which bring news of a mission close to his own heart. In a daring foray, under the very nose of the French Mediterranean fleet, Ramage is to sail...

• 1967

In Ramage and the Drumbeat, the lieutenant is ordered to proceed to Gibraltar "with all possible despatch" aboard His Majesty's ship Kathleen, to support Lord Nelson in a battle with the Spanish off Cape Trafalgar....

• 1969

In Ramage and the Freebooters, the lieutenant is summoned by the Admiralty and given command of the brig Triton. But like the rest of the Navy, Triton's crew has mutinied. Sympathizing with some of their complaints, Ramage also knows that if he fails...

• Nov-1973

LIEUTENANT Lord Ramage, in command of the Triton brig, is escorting a convoy from Barbados to Jamaica, normally a routine and tedious chore. But this time Ramage has to be especially vigilant to guard the convoy's precious cargo--a family of importan...

• Feb-1975

The West Indian bases are desperate: Post vessels-- a vital communications link between England and the West Indies in the war against France--are mysteriously disappearing and no packets have arrived with orders in months. Were the privateers out in...

• 1975

Across the English Channel, Napoleon has massed a great invasion flotilla. English forces, under A.N Lord Nelson, are all but paralyzed--not knowing the size, strength, or time of the foreign onslaught. In a daring spy scheme to protect British shore...

• 1976

The youngest captain in His Majesty's Navy, with a reputation for landing impossible assignments, Lord Ramage is dispatched to the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Diamond Rock. The mission seems humdrum: barricade the French within Fort Royal. Bu...

• 1977

The vicious mutineers aboard the British ship Jocasta had surrendered their vessel to Spain. Sailing aboard the frigate Calypso, Captain Lord Ramage receives Admiralty orders to recover her by any means. The Jocasta is held in the heavily fortified S...

• 1978

A sinking British ship, her crew and passengers, men and women alike, ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a French privateer. .. . This is the nightmare Ramage and the crew of the Calypso stumble upon while engaged in a sweep for freebooters in the w...

• 1979

Post Captain Ramage is prowling the Tuscan coast and far from English aid when he encounters` a daunting French invasion fleet. As, the enemy gathers strength, Ramage must decide how to thwart her actions with only the frigate Calypso and a pair of b...

• Oct-1980

The Calypso and her captain, Lord Nicholas Ramage, venture further into the French-dominated waters of the Mediterranean on an Admiralty mission to sink, burn, and destroy. Aiming to confuse and distract the enemy, Ramage and his men find themselves ...

• 1981

With the Treaty of Amiens signed, hostilities have ceased--at least on paper. Nelson's crews are standing down and Ramage is on leave when he receives secret Admiralty orders to inspect the small island of Trinidade off the coast of Brazil. Reaching ...

• 1982

Captain Lord Ramage's honeymoon in France is interrupted by a sudden end to the Peace of Amiens. Finding themselves on unfriendly soil just hours before hostilities commence, Ramage and his bride elude the grasp of Napoleon's secret police....

• 1984

Captain Lord Ramage and the Calypso return from Devil's Island, but Ramage's new wife, Sarah, is missing. The captain would like nothing better than to sail home immediately, but instead he is ordered to shepherd a lumbering convoy of merchant ships ...

• 1985

Admiralty spies are hunting for British officers and allies trapped on the mainland, among them Ramage's first love, Gianna, the Marchesa di Volterra. Ramage returns to the Tuscan coast, where Bonaparte holds a group of hostages for an unknown fate....

• 1986

Ramage, finally reunited with his beloved Sarah, hopes to spend at least a few quiet weeks with her. Instead, he is summoned by Admiral Nelson himself. His orders: Ramage is to join Nelson's fleet blockading the combined French and Spanish navies in ...

• 1988

Ramage and the Calypso are sent to Sicily to track down Barbary Coast pirates -- the Saraceni -- who are capturing slaves and terrorizing fishing villages along the coast. Ramage is ordered to track the pirates to their home and destroy them before t...

• 1989

Ramage is hoping to enjoy a well-deserved leave when he instead receives new orders: commission and take command of the Dido, a massive 74-gun ship that carries enough weight of metal to destroy a frigate in a single broadside or sweep a ship's decks...