British frigates blockaded New York ... He complained of being "buried in this inactive, remote corner" at a time when Napoleon was threatening. To Brock the warning signs were ominous.

Back then, the British Army had around 40,000 soldiers but was rapidly increased to fight the French Revolutionary and ...

In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or ...