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1793. HMS Amazon is returning from a difficult duty in the Indian Ocean when she encounters a French frigate in the Atlantic.When Amazon left England practically two years before the countries weren't at war but any hopes that the peace still holds are shattered as the Frenchman unexpectedly opens fire- a bloody sea battle ensues resulting in both triumph and personal tragedy for Acting Lieutenant John Fury. A battered Amazon puts into Gibraltar for repairs and there Fury has his promotion confirmed by Vice Admiral Lord Hood, commander of the Mediterranean Fleet. But with promotion comes a copy from his home on the Amazon and a new challenge. He'll be the fifth lieutenant on the 74-gun-man of conflict Fortitude. Tedious blockading responsibility on the France Fleet in Toulon seems to be in prospect but in a exceptional development Toulon and the opponent fleet are surrendered to Hood by France Monarchists. A series of unexpected events recognizes Fury temporarily transferred from Fortitude, first to a brig, his first self-employed command, then to a firearm ship and lastly to defend a dominant fort ashore as the Republican armies, motivated by a artillery official by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte, establish a brutal siege of the slot. It is soon clear that Britain and her allies are going to be hard pressed to carry onto their award. But Fury has more to lose than most, in the maelstrom of the siege he has found and fallen in love with a fairly French gal, Sophie Gourrier. Somehow, as the defence crumbles, he must save his men and Sophie from the doomed city.
