Factual error: Captain Norrington is "promoted" to Commodore. However, commodore was not a rank in the British navy (it is now, not then), but a posting. A post captain could be appointed commodore (meaning he commanded more than one vessel) for a specific task, but when that task was completed, he became a post captain again. A promotion would have made Norrington an admiral. (00:11:30)
Forrest Wilkinson
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Suggested correction: That is correct in itself, but a very narrow view on what is shown in the movie. The Royal Navy obviously tasked Norrington with some command worthy of being called Commodore, so they could have just decided to embellish it a little bit and host him a fancy ceremony. That is all we see. Civilians like the governor might not even be aware of the technical definition and simply see this as a promotion to be celebrated, especially if you want to wed your daughter to him.
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