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{{Short description|2008 novel by Kate Grenville}}
{{Infobox book <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name = The Lieutenant
| image = The Lieutenant (novel).jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = [[Kate Grenville]]
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'''''The Lieutenant''''' is a historical novel by [[Kate Grenville]], published in 2008. The novel loosely follows historical facts based on the experiences of [[William Dawes (
==Plot==
Daniel Rooke
After graduating from the [[Royal Naval College, Portsmouth]], he takes up a commission in the Royal Marines. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he is almost killed by a falling [[spar (sailing)|spar]], and takes several years to recover.
Just before the First Fleet sails for what is to be the [[penal colony]] of New South Wales, he is invited by the Astronomer Royal to take instruments and observe the passage of a predicted comet. He accepts
As the astronomer, Rooke is given considerable freedom and
Rooke
A member of the colony is speared by
On the first night of the expedition, after Rooke
In England, Rooke is spared and
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