Is Hornblower a Real Person?

Hornblower himself wasnt a real person, but obviously a seas forester. Based him on plenty of real naval officers who existed at the time. But i think it's really interesting one, and fan fantastic series of books. I think we should probably talk about, it's such a volatile time in terms of the global stage. Er i mean, you've got spain declaring war at a different time to france,. And then suddenly they'll come back out of it, and then they go back into it. It's just a huge, huge e topic to discuss.