Al Black
Al Black
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

“I wonder if the Commodore in the series refers to Commodore George Ralph Collier, the first commander of the West Africa Squadron.”

Richard O’Brian’s historical novels starred the fictional Captain Jack Aubrey, but all his novels are based on Admiralty despatches of real actions, so “The Commodore” was almost certainly based on Commodore George Ralph Collier, although I didn’t know the name till now.

Freetown and the Kingdom of Dahomey feature in the story too.

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