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[midship]

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Mr Midshipman Hornblower July 1776 - Born in Kent January 1794 - Joins the crew of the HMS Justinian at Spithead under Captain Keene - Meets Lieutenant Masters & Midshipman Simpson February 1794 - Meets Lieutenant Chalk of the HMS Goliath during the press - Challenges Simpson to a duel, resulting in misfire - Accepts Keene's offer to be transferred to the HMS Indefatigable under Captain Pellew - Meets Midshipman Kennedy & Midshipman Bracegirdle June 1794 - Assumes command of the Marie Galante of Bordeaux, captured by the Indy - Formally meets Matthews - Abandons the Marie Galante for pinnace in the Bay of Biscay - Captured from pinnace by Pique, privateer ship under Captain Neuville - Sets Pique on fire after two weeks as prisoner; rescued by the Indy & denies involvement in fire July 1794 - turns 18 years old August 1794 - Given command of a jollyboat in the capture of the corvette Papillon - Flays own hands in attack and loses jollyboat with injured seaman Hales unconscious inside November 1794 - Breaks up rat-fighting ring on the Indy - Nearly killed during command of swivel gun when Indy's mast cracked June 1795 - Meets Lord Edrington, the Marquis of Pouzauges, & M. de Moncoutant - Travels to Muzillac (twenty leagues from Quiberon) with the HMS Sophia & Dumbarton under Edrington's command - Assists Bracegirdle in destruction of a bridge and witnesses guillotine executions - Serves as runner & translator for Edrington throughout siege, surviving repeated infantry battle July 1795 - turns 19 years old - Indy run off from Bay of Cadiz upon declaration of Peace of Basel - Commands jollyboat against two Spanish war-galleys attacking the Indy - Captures galley with jollyboat crew & made acting-lieutenant September 1795 - Takes portion of examination for lieutenant on HMS Santa Barbara before Captains 'Dreadnought' Foster, Harvey, & 'Black Charlie' Hammond - Interrupted to assist Foster in stopping a fire ship from setting the Santa Barbara on fire - Briefly captured by Spanish fire ship crew in gig April 1796 - Accompanies Mr. Tapling of the diplomatic service to Oran - Takes command of the transport brig Caroline to for term of quarantine after Black Death outbreak at Oran May 1796 - Captures a guarda-costa lugger with crew of Caroline - Rejoins Navy after successful completion of 21-day quarantine July 1796 - turns 20 years old [- William Bush promoted to lieutenant] February 1797 - Given command of Le Reve, prize of the Indy - Dines with Major-General Sir Hew & Lady Dalrymple at Gibraltar and meets "the Duchess of Wharfedale" - Entrusted with the Duchess & several privileged dispatches for passage back to Portsmouth - Gives dispatches to Duchess(/Kitty Cobham) when captured by the Spanish - Held in Spanish prison in Ferrol July 1797 - turns 21 years old August 1797 - Receives word that dispatches safely received by admiralty - Promoted to lieutenant in absentia and allowed daily parole July 1798 - turns 22 years old February 1799 - Volunteers to assist in saving crew of a ship wrecking on the Devil's Teeth - Briefly rescued by HMS Syrtis under Captain Crome but returns to Ferrol of own accord - Released from Ferrol by order of the Duke of Fuentesauco Lieutenant Hornblower March 1799 - Transferred to the HMS Renown under Captain Sawyer - Meets Midshipman Henry Wellard July 1799 - turns 23 years old July 1800 - turns 24 years old July 1801 - turns 25 years old December 1801 - Meets Lieutenant William Bush while anchored in the Hamoaze - Bush becomes third lieutenant of Renown, making Horatio fifth - Sees first flying fish - Captain Sawyer falls down the hatchway in the mid-Atlantic - First Lieutenant Buckland assumes command of HMS Renown during Sawyer’s unconsciousness January 1802 - Renown arrives at Santo Domingo & runs aground while engaging the Spanish fort at Samaná - Cuts out to launch land attack under Lieutenant Bush’s command with Wellard as messenger, taking fort - Defends fort with makeshift hot-shot & hoisted guns, ultimately capturing three Spanish ships - Given command of La Gaditana as a prize - Survives and assists in suppression of mutiny by Spanish prisoners, in which Captain Sawyer is killed - Command pro tempore of Renown given to Captain Cogshill at Port Royal in Jamaica - Brings injured Lieutenant Bush the second pineapple he has ever seen - Court of inquiry held regarding Captain Sawyer’s death & Spanish mutiny - Named commander of HMS Retribution March 1802 - Appointment not confirmed because of the Peace of Amiens - Takes up residence in Mason home - Begins playing whist for money May 1802 - Reunites with Lieutenant Bush - Learns of Midshipman Wellard’s death July 1802 - turns 26 years old May 1803 - Promoted to Commander at end of the Peace of Amiens BBC Movies July 1776 - Born in Kent January 1793 - Joins the crew of the HMS Justinian at Spithead - Meets Archibald Kennedy & Jack Simpson February 1793 - Transferred to HMS Indefatigable May 1793 - Incident with the Papillon - Archibald Kennedy lost at sea - Jack Simpson killed September 1794 - Takes examination for lieutenant November 1794 - Meets Kitty Cobham - Incarcerated at Ferrol - Reunited with Archibald Kennedy February 1795 - Let free from Ferrol July 1795 - Meets Major Lord Edrington - Incident at Muzillac July 1801 - Transferred to HMS Renown - Meets Henry Wellard October 1801 - Meets William Bush December 1801 - Henry Wellard killed in action January 1802 - Held and tried at Kingston - Death of Archibald Kennedy - Given command of HMS Retribution March 1802 - Peace of Amiens - Removed from command of HMS Retribution - Meets Maria Mason April 1803 - Given command of the HMS Hotspur June 1803 - Marries Maria Mason

By default, Horatio is pulled from either Mr Midshipman or Lieutenant. With cross-canon interactions, he's most likely pulled from the gap between the books. With movie-based canonmates, he's most likely pulled from just after The Duchess & The Devil. However, canon points can be malleable! Feel free to reach out if something else would work better for a thread.

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