Brown

From Hornblower

Brown served as Horatio Hornblower's Coxswain on the HMS Lydia, and the HMS Sutherland. On the HMS Nonsuch, he served as Captain Hornblower's Coxswain and Steward. Faithful, burly Brown also served as Hornblower's butler at Smallbridge. He was admired by Hornblower for his cheerfulness and self-confidence.

[edit] Biography

Brown had served in the Royal Navy since he was only eleven years old. In 1810, when Brown was twenty-eight, the HMS Sutherland was captured by the French. Captain Hornblower and William Bush were to be taken to Paris for a mock trial and execution. Hornblower, allowed to take one person with him, asked for Brown to accompany them. Brown escaped with Hornblower and Bush, and wintered at the Chateaux de Graçay. He escaped France alongside his Captain and First Lieutenant. He went on to serve Hornblower in later years as his butler in Smallbridge.

[edit] Appearances

• The Happy Return (First appearance)
• A Ship of the Line
• Flying Colours
• The Commodore
• Lord Hornblower
• The Last Encounter