is recommended for promotion to post captain as one of the final acts of the retiring Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, Admiral Cornwallis, a real figure outside of the Hornblower novels. Editions Forester, C. S. (1962). Hornblower and the Hotspur (1998 ed.). Back Bay Books. . Historical facts The (historical) USS Constitution resupplied at Cadiz and took on extra crew on 24 October 1803. The (fictional) Hornblower's steward escapes to the Constitution in Cadiz harbour, though the novel places this just a few days before the action of 5 October 1804. References External links Fiction set in 1803 1962 British novels British novels adapted into films Hotspur Novels set in the 19th century Prequel novels Michael Joseph books