Beat to Quarters

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Beat to Quarters is a historical naval adventure novel in C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on complex sea battles and leadership at sea.

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Beat to Quarters canonical 2

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instanceOf historical novel
nautical novel
novel
alsoKnownAs The Happy Return
author C. S. Forester
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresTheme duty and honor
leadership at sea
naval warfare
tactical sea battles
fictionalUniverse Horatio Hornblower universe
linked to: Hornblower
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
naval fiction
language English
mainCharacter Horatio Hornblower
linked to: Hornblower
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor detailed depiction of Age of Sail naval combat
portrayal of complex command decisions at sea
partOf Horatio Hornblower series
linked to: Hornblower
protagonistAffiliation Royal Navy
protagonistRank Royal Navy captain
publicationOrderInSeries 1
series Horatio Hornblower
linked to: Hornblower
settingPeriod Napoleonic Wars
early 19th century

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C. S. Forester wrote Beat to Quarters
The Happy Return alsoKnownAs Beat to Quarters