 In October 1797, HMS "Proteus" participates in the Battle of Camperdown, where Lewrie is wounded.After his ship is repaired and he recovers, he is sent back into the Caribbean to confront Haitian rebels, French privateers, Yellow Fever in his crew, and a band of Acadian pirates from Louisiana.In 1799, his ship is reassigned to escort East Indian convoys in the South Atlantic.