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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Yes, yes, but how long before they're in range?

Yes.

Should judge two weeks.

Two weeks?

It has been done this way since the days of Caesar.

Well, nobody will deny that Bonaparte wants to be another Caesar.

But you've no guns heavy enough to batter down those breastworks?

It is most difficult.

I've got mortars aboard my bomb catches.

If we could, we could level them in no time.

So?

And why not do so, Commodore?

I said if we could, but that river isn't deep enough.

Sandbars, shallows, quicksands.

No, no, we'd run aground before we got within range.

So we must carry on the fight ourselves.

Is that it?

General von Clausewitz, there are some things that even the British Navy cannot do.

Oh, I understood nothing was impossible to the British Navy.

I apologize, Commodore.

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