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Set course for Trafalgar is a novel based on the extraordinary true naval career of Irish sailor Amos Freeman Westropp, during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic Wars. He served in Nelson’s Royal Navy for over 30 years in a dozen ships and fought in some of the great sea battles of the time against the French, Dutch and Spanish fleets. All the events portrayed in the book took place and the ships and naval officers mentioned were real, including Westropp’s meetings and time spent with the leading naval leaders of his time, including Admiral Lord Nelson and the French Commander-in-...

Clear for Action continues the extraordinary true story of the naval career of the Irish sailor Amos Freeman Westropp, during the later stages of the Napoleonic Wars. Clear for Action covers Westropp’s adventures from Ireland to Denmark, France, the South Atlantic, the West Indies and West Africa. Prize money was the only way a sea officer could acquire wealth and his many captures of enemy ships certainly ensured that. All the events portrayed in the novel took place and the ships and naval officers mentioned are real, including his meetings with the Duke of Wellington and the Emperor ...