▁as ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington , ▁comm utes ▁Laur ence ' s ▁sentence ▁to ▁Transport ation ▁to ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁( Austral ia ); ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁to ▁bring ▁three ▁drag on ▁eggs ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁col ony ▁some ▁aer ial ▁forces . ▁The ▁novel ▁ends ▁as ▁he ▁and ▁Tem era ire , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁irre press ible ▁I sk ier ka , ▁who ▁dem ands ▁an ▁egg ▁from ▁Tem era ire , ▁are ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁All ieg ance , ▁sail ing ▁to ▁their ▁new ▁fate . ▁ ▁Historical ▁context ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁cap ability ▁of ▁aer ial ▁transport , ▁Napoleon ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁successfully ▁in va de ▁and ▁occup y ▁England . ▁( The ▁first ▁book ▁references ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁St . ▁Vincent ' s ▁quote ▁" I ▁do ▁not ▁say ▁the ▁French ▁cannot ▁come , ▁I ▁only ▁say ▁they ▁cannot ▁come ▁by ▁sea .") ▁The ▁occupation ▁last s ▁for ▁months . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁W elles ley ▁is ▁created ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁in ▁this ▁novel , ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 ; ▁five ▁years ▁previous ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁W elles ley . ▁His ▁character ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁stern ▁and ▁p rag m atic , ▁finding ▁it ▁practical ▁to ▁accept ▁drag ons ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁adm iral ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁viol ate ▁convent ions ▁of ▁war ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁French . ▁ ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Hor atio ▁Nelson ▁is ▁alter ed , ▁due ▁to