Commodore Horatio Hornblower (Michael Redgrave)

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317 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 20 Dec

Commodore Horatio Hornblower (Michael Redgrave)’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Only the wind would change.

If it would back around behind us instead of being off the starboard.

Besides, the French guns will be in position by noon.

Yes.

If the wind shifted, we'd be in position too, in shallow water right on Boney's flank.

13-inch shells loaded with explosive fired from that mortar.

There must be some replacement for a rudder, sir.

Heading for the church tower, I took with me a warm feeling for young Mounds.

And I also took a signalman, Summers, to rig a pole so that we could let the bomb catch know the effect of its mortifier.

Colonel von Kleisewitz watched these operations with me.

I'll leave your rig, sir.

Signal's ready for hoist.

Very good, Summer.

Stand by.

Aye, sir.

Colonel von Clausewitz, the French siege guns are in position.

Come on, John.

Any moment they shall open fire.

Where's this boat of yours?

It's moving upriver now, Colonel.

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