The inspiration for Hornblower was Thomas Cochrane. With the sloop Speedy, Cochrane took a Spanish frigate that was four times the size and had a crew six times larger, as well as being much more heavily armed. But that was not reasonable. That was Cochrane.
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Date: 2025-01-18 09:12 pm (UTC)