Characters
See also Recurring characters in the Aubrey–Maturin series
- Jack Aubrey - Captain in the Royal Navy and appointed Commodore during this story. Also captain of HMS Boadicea.
- Stephen Maturin - ship's surgeon, friend to Jack, and intelligence officer.
- Captain Pym - captain of HMS Sirius
- Lord Clonfert - captain of HMS Otter and then HMS Néréide
- Captain Corbett - captain of HMS Néréide and then HMS 'Africaine
- Lady Clonfert - wife to the above, wanted passage with the squadron
- Captain Eliot - captain in HMS Raisonnable
- Mrs. Williams - Jack's mother in law, now bankrupt.
- Sophie Aubrey - Jack's long suffering and patient wife.
- Charlotte and Fanny - Jack and Sophie's twin, infant daughters.
- Cecilia - Young daughter of Mrs. William's middle daughter. Niece of Sophie and Jack.
- Bessie - cook at Ashgrove Cottage
- Lt. Colonel H Keating - army commander
- Colonel Fraser
- Colonel McLeod
- Tom Pullings
- Mr. Farquhar - temporary governor of La Réunion
- Mr. John Fellowes - Bosun
- Bonden - Jack's Coxswain
- Colonel Saint-Susanne - French army commander on La Réunion
- Killick - Jack's steward
- Captain Lambert - captain of HMS Iphigenia
- Captain Curtis - captain of HMS Magicienne
- Hamelin - French commodore, based in the Vénus
- Lord Narborough (Garron) - captain of HMS Staunch
- Lt. Webber - 2nd in HMS Néréide
- Lt. Lemuel Akers - 1st in HMS Boadicea detached to sail HMS Hyaena to Gibraltar.
- Duvallier - French commander in Port South East
- McAdams - Surgeon in HMS Néréide
- Mr. Satterly - Master in HMS Néréide
- Lt. Seymour - 2nd in HMS Boadicea (acting 1st)
- Lt. Trollope- 3rd in HMS Boadicea (acting 2nd)
- Buchan - Master in HMS Boadicea
- Johnson - master's mate in HMS Boadicea
- Admiral Bertie - who calls a halt to the squadron's independence
- General Abercrombie - commander of the invasion army
- Golovnin - Russian fleet lieutenant, captain of sloop Diana
- Fortescue - captain of the schooner Wasp
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