Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain Book

List of Illustrations ix

List of Plates xi

Map: Edward Pellew's seas of endeavour xiii

Introduction 1

Prologue: North Africa, 1816 7

Part 1 Emergence

1 A Turbulent Boy 17

2 War for the Lakes 32

3 Patronage Lost and Won 48

4 A Cornish Chief 64

5 Indefatigables 82

6 French Foe, French Friend 98

7 'The Most Important Crisis of My Life' 111

Part 2 Eclipse

8 A Protest Too Far 131

9 A Ship in Revolt 147

10 St Vincent's Anchor 165

11 Storm in the East 181

12 Fortunes of War 197

13 The Last Command 214

Part 3 Exit

14 White Knights 237

15 Massacre at Bona 253

16 'Wooden Walls Against Stone' 270

Epilogue 298

Appendix 308

Notes 311

Bibliography 337

Acknowledgements 340

Index 342