Favian Markham is a rising young American officer in during the War of 1812. A Brig Of War. (Redirected from Brig of War. Read 7 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Find A Brig Of War by Richard, Woodman at Biblio. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and maneuverable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. Read "A Brig of War #3 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel" by Richard Woodman available from Rakuten Kobo.

They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries. A Brig of War book. In A Brig of War, Nathaniel Drinkwater is promoted lieutenant of the brig Hellebore. As commander of the small, slow brig Experiment, he must break the British blockade and take his outgunned vessel on a daring raid into the Narrow Seas of England. A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts.

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Promoted lieutenant of the brig Hellebore in A Brig of War” Drinkwater finds routine convoy escort duties end abruptly when Nelson pursuing the French fleet to Egypt sends Helllebore to the Red Sea with an urgent warning to the British squadron there. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for A Brig of War by Richard Woodman (Paperback, 1988) at the best online prices at eBay! He finds routine convoy escort duties end abruptly when Admiral Nelson, pursuing the French fleet to Egypt, sends Hellebore to the Red Sea with an urgent warning to the British squadron there. As commander of the small, slow brig Experiment, he must break the British blockade and take his outgunned vessel on a daring raid.

On his desperate journey he faces duels, rivalries, ambitious politicians, yardarm-to-yardarm combat, and the deadly beauty of a Favian Markham is a rising young American officer in during the War of 1812. Nathaniel Drinkwater is promoted lieutenant of the brig Hellebore. Nelson’s apprehensions over French ambitions in the East are more than justified.