# Captain Peter Blood — Captain Blood character guide > Captain Peter Blood in Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Captain Blood, Peter Blood, Mr. Blood, Dr. Blood, Governor Blood **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-messenger ## Snapshot A witty Irish physician turned buccaneer, whose stubborn decency and quick wits make him a captain men follow and rivals underestimate. ## Who they are Blood commands the Arabella under buccaneer articles that bind him to plunder he half-dislikes, and he will not suffer violence done to a Dutchman in his presence. Paired with the ruthless Levasseur, he must outmaneuver a partner already scheming to betray their agreement. His blend of scruple and cunning sets the moral compass of the early–middle voyage. ## Relationships ### [Colonel Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/colonel_bishop) _rivalry_ Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution. ### [Lord Julian Wade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/lord_julian_wade) _friendship_ Allies and companions; Wade is a loyal friend and supporter of Blood during his adventures. ### [Wolverstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/wolverstone) _friendship_ Trusted comrade and fellow pirate; Wolverstone is a loyal member of Blood's crew. ### [Arabella Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/arabella_bishop) _romantic_ Romantic tension and eventual love; Arabella is initially hostile but grows to love Blood. ### [Don Miguel de Espinosa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/don_miguel_de_espinosa) _rivalry_ Enemies; Don Miguel is a Spanish nobleman who seeks revenge against Blood. ### [Cahusac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/cahusac) _rivalry_ Enemy; Cahusac is a treacherous pirate who opposes Blood. ### [M. d'Ogeron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/m_d_ogeron) _friendship_ Allies; M. d'Ogeron is a French governor and friend to Blood. ### [Ogle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/ogle) _friendship_ Loyal crew member; Ogle is a trusted member of Blood's pirate crew. ### [King Monmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/king_monmouth) _professional_ Blood served under Monmouth during the rebellion; a commander-subordinate relationship. ### [Colonel Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/colonel_bishop) _rivalry_ Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution. ### [Lord Julian Wade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/lord_julian_wade) _friendship_ Allies and companions; Wade is a loyal friend and supporter of Blood during his adventures. ### [Colonel Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/colonel_bishop) _rivalry_ Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution. ## In the story ### [The Messenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/i-the-messenger) Introduced as a self-sufficient physician, cynical about Monmouth's rebellion, tending geraniums and smoking a pipe in Bridgewater. ### [Kirke's Dragoons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/ii-kirke-s-dragoons) Attends to Lord Gildoy's wounds and uses his wits to protect Jeremy Pitt from immediate hanging. ### [III: The Lord Chief Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/iii-the-lord-chief-justice) Brought to trial for high treason after two months of imprisonment; maintains his innocence and shows defiance in court. ### [IV: Human Merchandise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/iv-human-merchandise) Convicted rebel transported to Barbados; uses his medical skills to treat sick prisoners; sold to Colonel Bishop for ten pounds. ### [Arabella Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/v-arabella-bishop) Now a slave practicing as a physician; converses with Arabella, explaining his unjust conviction and his gratitude for her intervention. ### [VI: Plans of Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/vi-plans-of-escape) Plans escape from slavery; meets Arabella Bishop at Government House gate and later on the wharf; receives offer of financial help from Dr. Whacker; secretly recruits Pitt for escape. ### [VII: Pirates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/vii-pirates) Tends to Jeremy Pitt's wounds and confronts Colonel Bishop, showing defiance and compassion. ### [VIII: Spaniards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/viii-spaniards) Remains cool during the attack, rescues Mary Traill from a Spanish soldier, and escorts her to Colonel Bishop's house, urging Arabella to flee. ### [The Rebels-Convict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/ix-the-rebels-convict) Leads the escape and capture of the Spanish ship, displaying cunning and mercy by sparing Colonel Bishop. ### [X: Don Diego](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/x-don-diego) Reveals his identity to Don Diego, offers him a choice between death and navigating to Curaçao. ### [XI: Filial Piety](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xi-filial-piety) Devises a brutal but effective plan to force Don Diego's cooperation by lashing him across a cannon's mouth, using filial piety as leverage. ### [XII: Don Pedro Sangre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xii-don-pedro-sangre) Disguises himself as Don Pedro Sangre, a Spanish gentleman, to deceive Admiral Don Miguel de Espinosa and deliver ransom gold. ### [XIII: Tortuga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xiii-tortuga) Struggles with thoughts of Arabella Bishop and his outlaw status; reluctantly allies with Levasseur; becomes a famed buccaneer. ### [XIV: Levasseur's Heroics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xiv-levasseur-s-heroics) Rejoins Levasseur after a profitable capture of a Spanish ship, unaware of Levasseur's attack on the Dutch. ### [XV: The Ransom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xv-the-ransom) Outbids Levasseur for the d'Ogeron prisoners, then reveals he intends to free them without ransom, motivated by a lingering sense of honor and a desire to impress Arabella Bishop. ### [The Trap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xvi-the-trap) Leads the trapped buccaneers, rejects Spanish terms, and devises a desperate plan to break out of Lake Maracaybo. ### [XVII: The Dupes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xvii-the-dupes) Presides over a crestfallen council, negotiates with Don Francisco, and deals with Cahusac's defection. ### [The Milagrosa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xviii-the-milagrosa) Now a renowned and formidable buccaneer leader with a fleet of five ships, having achieved his greatest victory at Maracaybo. ### [The Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xix-the-meeting) Spares Don Miguel, declaring himself a pirate and merciful to his kind; later outmaneuvers and cripples the Spanish fleet in battle. ### [XX: Thief and Pirate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xx-thief-and-pirate) Paces the poop deck alone, tormented by Arabella's epithets 'thief and pirate,' and struggles between love and hate. ### [XXI: The Service of King James](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxi-the-service-of-king-james) Accepts the King's commission to save his crew, motivated partly by his feelings for Arabella. Confronts Captain Calverley with the commission. ### [Hostilities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxii-hostilities) Lounges on the quarterdeck of the Arabella, reflecting on his difficult position in Port Royal. He is summoned by Colonel Bishop and decides to go ashore despite the danger. ### [Hostages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxiii-hostages) Takes Bishop and Lord Julian hostage, negotiates safe passage, and explains his plan to disband the buccaneer fleet. ### [War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxiv-war) Releases Bishop as a hostage, shows restraint due to his love for Arabella. ### [The Service of King Louis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxv-the-service-of-king-louis) Returns to Tortuga in a grim, taciturn mood, haunted by Arabella's scorn. He becomes listless, drinks heavily, neglects his appearance, and agrees to enter French service only passively. ### [XXVI: M. de Rivarol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxvi-m-de-rivarol) Defiant and self-respecting, Blood challenges Rivarol's authority and accuses him of piracy, then withdraws from the council. ### [XXVII: Cartagena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxvii-cartagena) Leads the buccaneers, uses his prior knowledge of Cartagena to challenge Rivarol's flawed plan, and orchestrates the successful assault. ### [The Honour of M. de Rivarol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxviii-the-honour-of-m-de-rivarol) Confronts M. de Rivarol about the buccaneers' grievances and the distribution of spoils; later leads the chase after Rivarol's betrayal. ### [XXIX: The Service of King William](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxix-the-service-of-king-william) Rescues Lord Willoughby and van der Kuylen; learns of King William's accession and the end of his outlawry; decides to defend Port Royal against Rivarol. ### [XXX: The Last Fight of the Arabella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxx-the-last-fight-of-the-arabella) Leads the buccaneer fleet in a desperate boarding action against the French, sacrificing his ship the Arabella to capture the Victorieuse. ### [His Excellency the Governor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxxi-his-excellency-the-governor) Accepts the governorship of Jamaica, orders Bishop's arrest, and reconciles with Arabella. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/captain_peter_blood - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters