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James Lawrence

1781–1813

James Lawrence was a United States naval officer during the War of 1812. Mortally wounded while commanding USS Chesapeake, he became famous for the command often rendered as “Don’t give up the ship.”

Patrick O’Brian’s The Fortune of War is set after leaving the damaged Leopard, Aubrey and Maturin begin a difficult passage home as Britain and the United States enter the War of 1812.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to James Lawrence

War of 1812 1812–1815 CE

Series

Series featuring James Lawrence (1 series)

Aubrey–Maturin Novels in Order

by Patrick O’Brian 21 books 4.5

The Aubrey–Maturin novels follow Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon, naturalist and intelligence agent Stephen Maturin from the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France through the War of 1812 and the first years after Waterloo. Across twenty completed novels, their friendship links shipboard command, espionage, science, domestic…

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