The Lieutenant Characters

Lennox is one of the Navy captains with the fleet to New South Wales. Silk describes him as a walking string bean, and Rooke observes that Lennox is always at attention. Lennox is the first captain to oversee the farming at Rose Hill.

Lancelot Percival is one of Rooke's classmates at the Naval Academy. He's a bully and targets Rooke specifically. Though he's not particularly smart, he speaks at length about how the British Empire will crumble without slavery--his family's substantial fortune comes from the sugar and slave trades in the Caribbean.

In Rooke's first battle of the American Revolutionary War, Private Truby suffers major injuries that destroy his body from the waist down. Both Rooke and Silk watch Truby attempt to get up, and the experience is life changing for both of them.

Major Wyatt is Rooke's direct superior in New South Wales. He's a loud and generally angry man, and Rooke doesn't believe that he cares much for science or astronomy.

Dr. Adair is the man who offers Rooke a place at the Naval Academy. He's interested in Rooke's affinity for numbers.

Barton is the captain of Sirius, the ship that Rooke is assigned to for the journey to New South Wales. Though Barton is initially suspicious of Rooke, he turns out to be warm and compassionate when he discovers Rooke can navigate.

Rooke's mother. Though she's initially embarrassed by Rooke's intelligence, she's very proud of him when he begins attending the Naval Academy.

Rooke's father, a clerk on Church Street. Both he and his wife are worried about and embarrassed by Rooke's intelligence, but he's extremely proud of Rooke when he's accepted to the Naval Academy. He never learns that his employment is the reason the other boys bully Rooke.

Worogan is a shy Aboriginal girl about Tagaran's age. She's takes several months to truly warm to Rooke, but spends the night with Tagaran in Rooke's hut.

Boneda is a young Aboriginal boy who's around six years old. He's excitable, curious, and fearless. Rooke believes that Boneda has a particularly strong grasp of English.

Barringan is one of the Aboriginal women who visits Rooke at his observatory. Though Rooke can identify that Barringan is a relative of Boneda's, he cannot figure out if she's an aunt or his mother.

Mauberry is the old woman who regularly visits Rooke with a group of Aboriginal Australians. Rooke believes she occupies a position of power within the tribe.

An Aboriginal girl. She's possibly Ngalgear's sister, but Rooke can't be sure. When a British soldier from the Charlotte beats her, she and Tagaran seek out Rooke for help.

An Aboriginal girl. She's possibly Tugear's sister.

The native man who spears Brugden.

Henrietta is a former slave that Rooke freed in Antigua. She remains in his service to care for him even after he can no longer pay her.