# Captain Lingard — The Rescue character guide

> Captain Lingard in The Rescue by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lingard, Tom Lingard, Tuan Lingard, Rajah Laut, King Tom

**First appearance:** 0003-the-rescue

## Who they are

A legendary adventurer and trader known as Rajah Laut, who becomes entangled in local politics and his own past.

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