The stirring story of the life and
times of Richard Bolitho is told in Alexander Kent’s bestselling
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| 1756 | Born Falmouth, son of James Bolitho |
| 1768 | Entered the King’s service as a Midshipman on Manxman |
| 1772 | Midshipman, Gorgon (Midshipman Bolitho) |
| 1774 | Promoted Lieutenant, Destiny: Rio and the Caribbean (Stand into Danger) |
| 1775 – 7 | Lieutenant, Trojan, during the American Revolution. Later appointed prizemaster (In Gallant Company) |
| 1778 | Promoted Commander, Sparrow. Battle of the Chesapeake (Sloop of War) |
| 1780 | Birth of Adam, illegitimate son of Hugh Bolitho and Karenza Pascoe |
| 1782 | Promoted Captain, Phalarope; West Indies: Battle of Saints (To Glory We Steer) |
| 1784 | Captain, Undine; India and East Indies (Command a King’s Ship) |
| 1787 | Captain, Tempest; Great South Sea; Tahiti; suffered serious fever (Passage to Mutiny) |
| 1792 | Captain, the Nore; Recruiting (With All Despatch) |
| 1793 | Captain, Hyperion; Mediterranean; Bay of Biscay; West Indies. Adam Pascoe, later Bolitho, enters the King’s service as a midshipman aboard Hyperion (Form Line of Battle! And Enemy in Sight) |
| 1795 | Promoted Flag Captain, Euryalus; involved in the Great Mutiny; Mediterranean; Promoted Commodore (The Flag Captain) |
| 1798 | Battle of the Nile (Signal – Close Action!) |
| 1800 | Promoted Rear-Admiral; Baltic; (The Inshore Squadron) |
| 1801 | Biscay. Prisoner of war (A Tradition of Victory) |
| 1802 | Promoted Vice-Admiral; West Indies (Success to the Brave) |
| 1803 | Mediterranean (Colours Aloft!) |
| 1805 | Battle of Trafalgar (Honour This Day) |
| 1806 – 7 | Good Hope and the second battle of Copenhagen (The Only Victor) |
| 1808 | Shipwrecked off Africa (Beyond the Reef) |
| 1809 – 10 | Mauritius campaign (The Darkening Sea) |
| 1812 | Promoted Admiral; Second American War (For My Country’s Freedom) |
| 1814 | Defence of Canada (Cross of St. George) |
| 1815 | Richard Bolitho killed in action (Sword of Honour) Adam Bolitho, Captain, Unrivalled. Mediterranean (Second to None) |
| 1816 | Anti-slavery patrols, Sierra Leone. Battle of Algiers (Relentless Pursuit) |
| 1817 | Flag Captain, Athena; Antigua and Caribbean (Man of War) |
| 1818 | Captain, Onward; Mediterranean (Heart of Oak) |