Title: Expedition to Mauritius - Patrick O'Brian - book
Summary :
Jack Aubrey yearns for the sea. Trapped in the family routine, he dreams only of commanding a ship. A visit from his friend Stephen Maturin, a doctor and secret agent, brings him deliverance. Promoted to commander, Lucky Jack Aubrey returns to service and embarks aboard the "Boadicea." His mission: to neutralize Bonaparte's French frigates based in the Indian Ocean and reclaim Mauritius and Réunion as colonies for the English Crown. A great adventure thus begins for the "Boadicea" and the other Royal Navy vessels that have come to lend a hand.
