Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain by Robert Harvey

Robert Harvey

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Language: English

Published by Constable, London, 2000

1841191620 / 9781841191621

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This is an account of the life and adventures of the daring seaman Thomas Cochrane, who rose from midshipman to admiral and was called "the sea wolf" by Napoleon. His exploits were so compelling that the novelist Patrick O'Brian used them as the basis for the character Jack Aubrey, the main protagonist of naval novels set during the Napoleonic War. Thomas Cochrane was framed in a Stock Exchange scandal, sentenced to the pillory, escaped prison by means of a rope and fled the country to become a mercenary admiral fighting for independence. Off the coast of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece, always outnumbered and outgunned, he became a legend of daring and courage. On one occasion he chased the entire Portuguese fleet in a single ship.

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Title
Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain by Robert Harvey
Author
Robert Harvey
Publisher
Constable, London
Publication year
2000
Condition
Very Good
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Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
1841191620
ISBN 13
9781841191621
Edition
1st Edition
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