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Title Page

Dedication

Map

A Note on Names and Terms

One

There was not much wind so the ships headed sluggishly…

Two

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Revere stood square in the Boston Armory yard.

Three

On Sunday, 18th July, 1779, Peleg Wadsworth worshipped at Christ…

Four

The fleet sailed eastwards, driven by a brisk south-westerly, though…

Five

The Tyrannicide, flying the pine-tree flag of the Massachusetts Navy,…

Six

The daylight was fading. The western sky glowed red and…

Seven

The first shots crashed into the trees, exploding twigs, pine…

Eight

Marine Captain Thomas Carnes and thirty men had been on…

Nine

‘Where the devil is Revere?’ Lovell asked. He had asked…

Ten

The sun had not risen when Peleg Wadsworth roused Lieutenant-Colonel…

Eleven

Wednesday, August 11th, started with a thick fog and still…

Twelve

And, suddenly, there was hope.

Thirteen

A Royal Marine at the taffrail of HMS North fired…

Fourteen

Peleg Wadsworth slept ashore, or rather he lay awake on…

Historical Note

Heroic Myths

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna by Charles Wolfe 1791-1823

About the Author

Other Books by Bernard Cornwell

Credits

About the Publisher

Contents