The Fortune of War - Characters

Characters

British et al.:

• Jack Aubrey - Former Captain of HMS Leopard.
• Stephen Maturin - ship's surgeon, friend to Jack and an intelligence officer.
• Sophie Aubrey - Jack's wife
• Diana Villiers - a love interest of Stephen's and cousin of Sophie's.
• Barret Bonden - the captain's coxswain.
• Preserved Killick - Aubrey's ever loyal servant.
• Babbington - 1st lieutenant in the Leopard
• Captain Moore - commands the Marines in the Leopard
• Admiral Drury - admiral on station at Pulo Batang in the Dutch East Indies.
• Captain Yorke - captain of HMS La Flèche.
• Warner - 1st lieutenant in La Flèche.
• McLean - ship's surgeon in La Flèche.
• Captain Henry Lambert - captain of HMS Java.
• Chads - 1st lieutenant in Java.
• General Hislop - Governor-designate of Bombay.
• Captain Philip Broke - captain of the Shannon.
• Watt - 1st lieutenant in the Shannon.

American:

• Michael Herapath - an American stowaway who runs from the Leopard with Mrs. Wogan.
• Louisa Wogan - an attractive young woman who has spied on the British.
• Harry Johnson - a Republican and counsellor to the U.S. Secretary of State.
• Evans - surgeon in the Constitution.
• Commodore Bainbridge - commander of Constitution.
• Jahleel Brenton - of the American Navy Department.
• Captain Lawrence - captain of the Chesapeake.

French:

• Pontet-Canet - Frenchman travelling to America.
• Dubreuil - French spy in Boston.