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Fictional character

Nicholas, Lord Ramage Created by Dudley Pope In-universe information Gender Male Title Lord Ramage Occupation Naval officer Family Ramage Family Spouse Sarah Ramage Nationality English

**Nicholas, Lord Ramage** is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of [sea novels](/source/Sea_stories) written by [Dudley Pope](/source/Dudley_Pope). Ramage was an officer in the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) during the [Napoleonic Wars](/source/Napoleonic_Wars). He is a contemporary of [Horatio Hornblower](/source/Horatio_Hornblower), but unlike the latter, who never fought in a large fleet battle, Ramage participated in both [the Battle of Cape St. Vincent](/source/Battle_of_Cape_St_Vincent_(1797)) and [the Battle of Trafalgar](/source/Battle_of_Trafalgar).

## Early life

This section contains information on Ramage's life before the commencement of the [Lord Ramage Novels](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Ramage_Novels&action=edit&redlink=1). For information after this period, see the respective summaries of the books. Nicholas Ramage was born in 1775 at Blazey Hall in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), the eldest son of the Earl of Blazey. Nicholas' father was a Vice-Admiral who was [court martialled](/source/Court_martial) (some sympathetic colleagues felt unjustly so) and Nicholas is burdened by this legacy. Ramage's mother was fond of traveling and took Ramage to Tuscany to live in 1777, when his father departed to assume naval command in North America.[1] They returned to England for his father's court martial in 1782 and because of the notoriety surrounding his father's court martial returned to Tuscany in 1783 where Ramage remained until he joined the navy in 1788 at age 13.[1] Despite his father's disgrace, Ramage retained significant patrons within the navy enabling him to be promoted to lieutenant at age 20, the earliest age possible.

## Commands

Ship Rate Guns Main armament Book Notional Year End of commission Fictional? HMS Sibella Frigate 28 12pdr guns, carronades Ramage 1796 Sunk Yes Kathleen Cutter 10 10*6pdr carronades Ramage 1796 Sunk Yes Triton Brig 10 10*12pdr carronades Ramage and the Freebooters 1797 Wrecked Yes HMS Juno Frigate 32 26*12pdr guns, 6*6pdr guns Ramage's Diamond 1801 Yes HMS Calypso Frigate 36 36*12pdr guns, 6*12pdr carronades Ramage's Mutiny 1801 Yes HMS Dido Ship of the line 74 28*32pdr, 30*24pdr, 16*12pdr guns, 8*12pdr carronades Ramage and the Dido 1807 Yes

## Novels Featured in

1. *[Ramage](/source/Ramage_(novel))* (1965)

1. *[Ramage and the Drumbeat](/source/Ramage_and_the_Drumbeat)* (a.k.a. *Drumbeat*) (1968)

1. *[Ramage and the Freebooters](/source/Ramage_and_the_Freebooters)* (a.k.a. *The Triton Brig*) (1969)

1. *[Governor Ramage R.N.](/source/Governor_Ramage_R.N.)* (1973)

1. *Ramage's Prize* (1974)

1. *Ramage and the Guillotine* (1975)

1. *Ramage's Diamond* (1976) [HMS Diamond Rock](/source/Diamond_Rock)

1. *Ramage's Mutiny* (1977)

1. *Ramage and the Rebels* (1978)

1. *[The Ramage Touch](/source/The_Ramage_Touch)* (1979)

1. *[Ramage's Signal](/source/Ramage's_Signal)* (1980)

1. *Ramage and the Renegades* (1981)

1. *Ramage's Devil* (1982)

1. *Ramage's Trial* (1984)

1. *Ramage's Challenge* (1985)

1. *Ramage at Trafalgar* (1986)

1. *Ramage and the Saracens* (1988)

1. *Ramage and the Dido* (1989)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-R_5152_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-R_5152_1-1) *Ramage* (MacBook Press ed.)

## See also

- [Novels portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Novels)

- [Jack Aubrey](/source/Jack_Aubrey)

- [Horatio Hornblower](/source/Horatio_Hornblower)

- [The Bolitho novels](/source/The_Bolitho_novels)

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