Honour Be Damned

by David Donachie Book 3 in the Markham of the Marines series.

First published 1998

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After the Corsican campaign, Markham and his marines join the sloop Sylphide under an ambitious captain determined to erase his own reputation for cowardice. A reckless search for glory soon pushes the ship into close combat and leaves Markham responsible for the consequences.

He is then ordered ashore with French royalists pursuing a concealed objective. Surrounded by patrols, clerics, aristocrats and servants with conflicting motives, Markham must uncover the true mission before betrayal destroys his command.