Nicholas, Lord Ramage (born 1775) was the fictional character

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 at the centre of a series of sea novels written by Dudley Pope

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Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, often compared to Patrick...

. Ramage was an officer in the British Royal Navy

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 during the Napoleonic Wars

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Early life

^{This section contains information on Ramage's life before the commencement of the Lord Ramage Novels. For information after this period, see the respective summaries of the books.}

Nicholas Ramage was born in 1775 at Blazey Hall in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, the eldest son of the Earl of Blazey. Nicholas' father was a Vice-Admiral who was court martialled (some sympathetic colleagues felt unjustly so) and Nicholas is burdened by this legacy. Ramage's mother was fond of travelling and took Ramage to Tuscany to live in 1777, when his father departed to assume naval command in North America. They returned to England for his father's court martial in 1782 and because of the notoriety surrounding his father's court martial returned to Tuscany in 1783 where Ramage remained until he joined the navy in 1788 at age 13. Despite the his father's disgrace, Ramage retained significant patrons within the navy enabling him to be promoted to lieutenant at age 20, the earliest age possible.

Commands

Ship	Rate	Guns	Main armament Book	Notional Year	End of commission	Fictional?
HMS Sibella	Frigate Frigate A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...	28	12pdr guns, carronades	Ramage Ramage (novel) Ramage is the first novel in the Lord Ramage novels by Dudley Pope. It isset during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in the series during the Napoleonic wars.-Plot summary:...	1796	Sunk	Yes
Kathleen	Cutter	10	10*6pdr carronades	Ramage Ramage (novel) Ramage is the first novel in the Lord Ramage novels by Dudley Pope. It isset during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in the series during the Napoleonic wars.-Plot summary:...	1796	Sunk	Yes
Triton	Brig Brig A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...	10	10*12pdr carronades	Ramage and the Freebooters Ramage and the Freebooters Ramage and the Freebooters, is an historical novel by Dudley Pope, set during the French Revolutionary Wars. It is the third of the Ramage novels, following on from Ramage and the Drumbeat....	1797	Wrecked	Yes
HMS Juno	Frigate Frigate A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...	32	26*12pdr guns, 6*6pdr guns	Ramage's Diamond	1801		Yes
HMS Calypso	Frigate Frigate A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...	36	36*12pdr guns, 6*12pdr carronades	Ramage's Mutiny	1801		Yes
HMS Dido	Ship of the line Ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...	74	28*32pdr, 30*24pdr, 16*12pdr guns, 8*12pdr carronades	Ramage and the Dido	1807		Yes

Novels Featured in

• Ramage
  Ramage (novel)
  Ramage is the first novel in the Lord Ramage novels by Dudley Pope. It isset during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in the series during the Napoleonic wars.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1965)
• Ramage and the Drumbeat
  Ramage and the Drumbeat
  Ramage and the Drumbeat, also published as Drumbeat is an historical novel by Dudley Pope, set during 1796 and 1797 amongst the naval warfare of the French Revolutionary Wars. It is the second of the Ramage novels, following on from Ramage. During the book, Ramage becomes an integral part of...
  
  (aka Drumbeat) (1968)
• Ramage and the Freebooters (aka The Triton Brig) (1969)
• Governor Ramage RN (1973)
• Ramage's Prize (1974)
• Ramage and the Guillotine (1975)
• Ramage's Diamond (1976) HMS Diamond Rock
  Diamond Rock
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• Ramage's Mutiny (1977)
• Ramage and the Rebels (1978)
• The Ramage Touch (1979)
• Ramage's Signal (1980)
• Ramage and the Renegades (1981)
• Ramage's Devil (1982)
• Ramage's Trial (1984)
• Ramage's Challenge (1985)
• Ramage at Trafalgar (1986)
• Ramage and the Saracens (1988)
• Ramage and the Dido (1989)