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Thomas William Cochrane OC OM (/ ˈ k ɒ k r ə n / KOK-rən; born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter.
He also introduced the concept of using steamships for attack. Thomas Cochrane, 10th earl of Dundonald, iconoclastic British politician and admiral, who ranks among the greatest of British seamen.
He earned recognition when, in 1800, he was given the command of a ship called the Speedy.
Cochrane was unable to get the men to commit to any service without pay in advance.
From the bestselling author of Under the Black Flag, comes the definitive biography of the swashbuckling 19th century maritime hero upon whom Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower are based. This won him few friends in the government of the day.
Cochrane was able to destroy four of the French ships but was unable to get additional assistance from Gambier, who was stationed miles from the scene of action. Cochrane and several others were accused of driving the stock exchange upward by propagating a false rumor of the overthrow of Napoleon. He was immediately re-elected to parliament, and his
an extent that Napoleon referred to him as Meanwhile Cochrane had, at his second attempt, succeeded in being
Some of his ideas may have been ahead of their time and were often perceived by the Admiralty as extremely radical. Young Thomas shared his father's intellectual curiosity and eccentricity; although he was destined to follow a different path than his scientist/inventor father.
navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece in independence struggles.
In addition, Cochrane was removed from the navy lists, expelled from Parliament, and forced to give up his title. His service was honored when several Latin American navies named their ships Cochrane left South America in 1825, when he was asked to command the newly-assembled Greek navy. …Cochrane (later 10th earl of Dundonald), left Valparaíso for the Peruvian coast.
In 1817 Cochrane left Britain with his wife, and over the following He later called the collective Greek seamen "the greatest cowards I have ever met with." Amongst many other Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald He used this as a platform to He was also,
Cochrane died in 1860, and is buried in Westminster Abbey in After his disgrace his Bath banner, in the He married Katharine Barnes in a secret ceremony in 1812 and married her again in 1818 and 1825 according to the rites of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. In his autobiography he says that the earliest authentic record of the Cochranes dated back to 1262.
His knighthood was His uncles were Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, John and Andrew.His brothers were Archibald, Basil and William. Here he became admiral of the small Chilean naval force. 1767-1818 The Cochrane, whom San Martín found a cantankerous colleague, had failed the year before to take the chief port, Callao, which was well-defended.
Cochrane left Greece, frustrated with the delays in obtaining supplies and the poor infrastructure.Cochrane returned to his native country in 1828 and began to lobby for a return to his naval career.
The Admiralty acquitted Gambier and, in a blow to Cochrane's naval career, prevented him from obtaining any further naval commands. BORN DEC 14th 1775. There he was to captain the ship In a conciliatory attempt to recognize Cochrane for his service, he was given the command of the In 1806, Cochrane was elected to Parliament, representing the district of Honiton. With this vessel, Cochrane captured the Spanish ship El Gamo, in 1801. imprisonment, and a fine of £1000.
At one point, naval personnel could not be paid and refused to serve unless wages were promised. Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691–1778), Scottish nobleman and politician; Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860), British Marquis of Maranhão, naval officer and radical politician; Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald (1814–1885), Scottish nobleman, son of the above, father of the 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults
in the army as well as the navy. Cochrane's tactics relied on surprise and the use of new methods to carry out naval initiatives. until pardoned, a convicted fraudster; he was a moderately successful In 1817, Cochrane assisted Chile in its war against Spain, capturing the stronghold of Valdivia and its 15 forts.
remained a popular hero. Chilean troops in 1820; and in the same year he captured the flagship of the
He realized that steamships would provide an immeasurable advantage in the narrow waters. In 1793, he served on a ship that was captained by his uncle, Alexander Cochrane. officer.
1801. By anticipating its next move, Cochrane was able to prevent the Portuguese convoy from landing at the port of Maranhao.