A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.

Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.

While Lt. Hornblower studies for his promotion examination, he is distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.

Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications.