Description
Twenty-five. Eighteen months in Bengal. Eager, competent, slightly reckless in the way young engineers can be. He blows things up for a living and finds it genuinely interesting. Knows the powder magazine inventory by heart because he’s the one who maintains it. Fizzing with energy that garrison life doesn’t use up.
Background
Junior sapper officer assigned to Renwick’s embankment reinforcement project. Trained at Woolwich. Practical knowledge of the upstream Hooghly from months of construction work.
Why Adrien Bonds With Him
Hatcherly has never met a French officer before and is fascinated rather than hostile. He asks Adrien about siege engineering at Badajoz, about French sapping techniques, about things his instructors only knew from textbooks. The Napoleonic Wars are an engineering problem to him, not a grudge. Adrien, who’s spent three chapters being viewed with suspicion, meets a young man who sees him as a professional peer, and the relief of that unlocks something.
Connections
- Edward Renwick — Superior officer
- Valentine Frome — Fellow officer at Fort William
Appearances
- Session 15 - The River of Rites and Ruin — introduced by Renwick at the works; visibly frustrated that half the labour force has been replaced with no reason given.
Connections
People
Commanded by
- Edward Renwick NPC neutralHatcherly's superior officer. Can authorise work at the construction site.1 session: The River of Rites and Ruin
Serves
- Edward Renwick NPC neutralRenwick's subordinate. Works on the embankment project.1 session: The River of Rites and Ruin
Places
Located at
- Fort William Location neutralLieutenant, Bengal Engineers. Demolitions, powder magazine keys.
Events
Participated in
- Anglo Nepalese War EventBengal Engineers, whose corps the war competes for