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Thomas Cochrane


Born
in Annsfield, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
December 14, 1775

Died
October 31, 1860

Genre
Nonfiction, Memoir


Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1st Marquess of Maranhão, GCB, ODM, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a Scottish naval flag officer of the Royal Navy and radical politician.

He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading the French to nickname him Le Loup des Mers ('The Sea Wolf').

He was dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1814, following a conviction for fraud on the Stock Exchange. He helped organize and lead the rebel navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece during their respective wars of independence through the 1820s. While in charge of the Chilean Navy, Cochrane also contributed to Peruvian Independence through the Freedom Expedition of Perú.

In 1832, he was pardoned by the Crown and reinst ...more

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The Autobiography of a Seaman
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Memoirs of a Fighting Captain
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The Autobiography of a Seam...
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Narrative of Services in th...
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Narrativa de serviços no li...
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Notes on the Mineralogy, Go...
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Observations on Naval Affai...
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