Based on the real life career of Royal Navy officer Nathaniel Drinkwater from 1792-1797, this book tells of Lt. Drinkwater's exploits aboard the British 12-gun cutter, "Kestrel". The French Revolution is raging, and the crew must ferry spies and refugees to and from the war-torn nation. With deadly skirmishes against the French Navy leading to the heroic Battle for Camperdown, this is a masterful tale of the age of the great sailing ships--and the battles that would forge a new century.