C. S. Forester was English .
Cecil Louis Troughton Smith - 27 August 1899 to 2 April 1966 - known by his pen name Cecil Scott `` C. S. '' Forester , was an American novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series , depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars .
C. S. Forester