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Captain Rawson

by Edward Marston 5 books in this series

The Captain Rawson novels follow Daniel Rawson, a multilingual soldier, spy and confidential agent serving John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, during the War of the Spanish Succession. From Blenheim and Oudenarde to the siege of Lille and the battlefield of Malplaquet, Rawson moves between open combat and missions behind French lines, supported by the veteran Sergeant Henry Welbeck.

The sequence combines military campaigning with espionage, political rivalry and Rawson’s relationship with Amalia Janssen. Each novel places an individual mission inside Marlborough’s wider European war, showing how intelligence, logistics and court politics can be as decisive as courage on the battlefield.

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Books in this series (5 books)

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1. Soldier of Fortune

Edward Marston

3.5(452)

Europe, 1704. Captain Daniel Rawson serves in the allied army commanded by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, as the War of the Spanish Succession moves toward a decisive campaign. Rawson is entrusted with dangerous duties that require intelligence, rapid movement and reliable leadership while French forces…

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2. Drums of War

Edward Marston

3.8(260)

France 1705. Captain Daniel Rawson is always ready for an adventure, so when Duke of Marlborough proposes a dangerous undercover mission to discover what happened to one of their spies, a Dutch tapestry-maker, Rawson happily accepts. He journeys to France in disguise, and is delighted to…

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3. Fire and Sword

Edward Marston

3.9(216)

Flanders, 1707. Returning to camp from a dangerous solo mission behind enemy lines, Captain Daniel Rawson finds himself stranded, with French soldiers in fierce pursuit. A kindly farmer helps Daniel hide and then to escape - but with dire consequences. Back in England there is political…

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4. Under Siege

Edward Marston

3.9(186)

Despite winning a resounding victory at the battle of Oudenarde, the Duke of Marlborough finds his position as captain-general threatened by political enemies back in England, and his campaign to strike deeper into French Flanders is stalled at the siege of Lille, the 'pearl of fortresses'.…

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5. A Very Murdering Battle

Edward Marston

4.1(244)

It is 1709, and Europe is in the midst of the coldest winter for a century. France is suffering profoundly: with her people starving and her army rattled by mutiny and desertions, King Louis XIV is at The Hague, searching for peace with the English on…

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