Set Course for Trafalgar

Set course for Trafalgar is a novel based on the extraordinary true naval career of Irish sailor Amos Freeman Westropp, during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic Wars.
He served in Nelson’s Royal Navy for over 30 years in a dozen ships and fought in some of the great sea battles of the time against the French, Dutch and Spanish fleets.
All the events portrayed in the book took place and the ships and naval officers mentioned were real, including Westropp’s meetings and time spent with the leading naval leaders of his time, including Admiral Lord Nelson and the French Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Villeneuve.