Despatches

Note from the Editor: Another week gone, another Despatches is here! Happy Valentine's Day - or, if that doesn't float your boat, Happy 218th Anniversary of the Battle of Cape St Vincent... :D

Fanfic:
Casus Bellum by sharpiefan; Original; PG; Original characters; The shot that killed Private Dacey came from somewhere in the French ship's fo'c'sle.
although it don't rhyme by alltoseek; Aubreyad; Gen; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin; Haiku and tanka based on moments from the Master and Commander series.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts Sea Fever

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read is reading The Letter of Marque Chapter One this weekend

Rec of the Week:
I used to link to pretty much everything produced on the HMS Acasta blog, but stopped because they post every day and a week's worth of posts from them often outnumbered by quite a bit the fandom stuff this newsletter is intended to promote. But I'd like to rec the Acasta blog, itself, for you all. You can follow the feed set up at hmsacasta_feed right in your reading page! Here's a small sample of what sort of thing they post: HMS Acasta blog: The Battle of Cape St Vincent vid

Got a link for the next issue? Please comment and let us know. Remember to please tell your AoS friends about us. The more, the merrier, after all! And if you would like to include a particular favourite of yours in Rec of the Week, please leave a comment with a link.