The Butcher’s Bill an accounting of wounds, illness, deaths, and other milestones in the Aubrey-Maturin sea novels of Patrick O’Brian by Michael R. Schuyler [email protected] Copyright © Michael R. Schuyler 2006 All rights reserved Page: 1 Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 Combined Table of Ship and Book Abbreviations ...................................................... 9 Table of Commissions..................................................................................................... 9 Master & Commander ................................................................................................. 10 Table 1-1: Butcher’s Bill for Master & Commander .............................................. 18 Table 1-2: Crew of HMS Sophie .............................................................................. 20 Table 1-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere................................................................. 23 Post Captain .................................................................................................................. 24 Table 2-1: Butcher’s Bill for Post Captain .............................................................. 32 Table 2-2: Passengers and crew of Lord Nelson.................................................. 32 Table 2-3: Crew of HMS Polychrest........................................................................ 33 Table 2-4: Crew of HMS Lively ................................................................................ 34 Table 2-5: Met or mentioned elsewhere................................................................. 38 HMS Surprise ................................................................................................................ 39 Table 3-1: Butcher’s Bill for HMS Surprise ............................................................ 47 Table 3-2: Crew of HMS Surprise (1st commission). ............................................ 49 Table 3-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere................................................................. 52 The Mauritius Command............................................................................................ 53 Table 4-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Mauritius Command. ........................................ 63 Table 4-2: Crew of HMS Boadicea.......................................................................... 64 Table 4-3: Crew of HMS Raisonable ...................................................................... 64 Table 4-4: Met or mentioned elsewhere in The Mauritius Command................ 67 Desolation Island ......................................................................................................... 68 Table 5-1: Butcher’s Bill for Desolation Island....................................................... 76 Table 5-2: Crew of HMS Leopard............................................................................ 78 Table 5-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere................................................................. 80 The Fortune of War...................................................................................................... 81 Table 6-1: Survivors in the Blue Cutter................................................................... 82 Table 6-2: Butcher’s Bill for The Fortune of War................................................... 87 Table 6-3: Met or mentioned prior to Boston ......................................................... 89 Table 6-4: Met or mentioned ashore in Boston ..................................................... 91 Table 6-5: Met or mentioned aboard HMS Shannon............................................ 91 The Surgeon’s Mate..................................................................................................... 92 Table 7-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Surgeon’s Mate ................................................. 96 Table 7-2: Met aboard Diligence.............................................................................. 97 Table 7-3: Crew of HMS Ariel .................................................................................. 97 Table 7-4: Met or mentioned elsewhere in The Surgeon’s Mate...................... 102 The Ionian Mission..................................................................................................... 103 Table 8-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Ionian Mission.................................................. 109 Table 8-2: Crew of HMS Worcester ...................................................................... 110 Table 8-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere in The Ionian Mission ........................ 113 Table 8-4: Crew of HMS Surprise (2nd commission) and Niobe ....................... 116 Treason’s Harbour..................................................................................................... 118 Table 9-1: Butcher’s Bill for Treason’s Harbour .................................................. 123 Page: 2 Table 9-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere in Treason’s Harbour ........................ 127 The Far Side of the World........................................................................................ 128 Table 10-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Far Side of the World ................................... 134 Table 10-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 138 The Reverse of the Medal ........................................................................................ 139 Table 11-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Reverse of the Medal ................................... 143 Table 11-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 148 The Letter of Marque................................................................................................. 149 Table 12-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Letter of Marque............................................ 153 Table 12-2: Crew of Surprise as a Letter of Marque (3rd commission)............ 156 Table 12-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 160 The Thirteen Gun Salute .......................................................................................... 161 Table 13-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Thirteen Gun Salute ..................................... 165 Table 13-2: Crew of HMS Diane and HMS Nutmeg of Consolation ................ 167 Table 13-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 171 The Nutmeg of Consolation .................................................................................... 172 Table 14-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Nutmeg of Consolation ................................ 179 Table 14-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 182 The Truelove (Clarissa Oakes in the UK) ............................................................ 183 Table 15-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Truelove.......................................................... 187 Table 15-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 189 The Wine-Dark Sea .................................................................................................... 190 Table 16-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Wine Dark Sea .............................................. 196 Table 16-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 199 The Commodore......................................................................................................... 200 Table 17-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Commodore ................................................... 206 Table 17-2: Crew of HMS Bellona......................................................................... 208 Table 17-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 212 The Yellow Admiral.................................................................................................... 214 Table 18-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Yellow Admiral............................................... 218 Table 18-2: Crew of Surprise (4th commission)................................................... 219 Table 18-3: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 224 The Hundred Days ..................................................................................................... 226 Table 19-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Hundred Days................................................ 232 Table 19-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 235 Blue at the Mizzen...................................................................................................... 236 Table 20-1: Butcher’s Bill for Blue at the Mizzen ................................................ 240 Table 20-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 243 The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey.................................................... 244 Table 21-1: Butcher’s Bill for The Final Unfinished Voyage.............................. 245 Table 21-2: Met or mentioned elsewhere............................................................. 246 Main Index.................................................................................................................... 247 Crew Index ..................................................................................................................