Battle of the Malta Convoy, HMS Success attacks Généreux. HMS Foudroyant follows up in the background. Artist: E.H. Dyason

HMS Speedy by Geoff Hunt

A Well Earned Promotion

'After quitting Palermo, and when passing the Straits of Messina, Lord Keith placed me as prizemaster in command of the Généreux, 74 - shortly before captured by Lord Nelson's squadron - with orders to...
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Looking forward to attending the Chilean Navy Day Commemoration Service in Westminster Abbey again and paying tribute to Lord Cochrane whose autobiography got me into sailing square riggers.

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Falleció Hermann Huppen (1938 - 2026), ilustrador belga de amplia trayectoria, a quien los lectores chilenos conocimos a través de las aventuras de Bernard Prince en la revista Mampato. Mis novelas de la saga #lordcochrane le deben mucho. Lo vi en Angoulême, en 2017. Descanse en paz, maestro.

212th Anniversary of the Great Stock Exchange Fraud

21 February is a date which was deeply ingrained in Thomas Cochrane's mind and to the end of his life he referred to 21 February as 'the day of my ruin'.
On this day in 1814 news that Napoleon....
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Finished!
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After 38 years I have picked up a pencil again....
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'When I take into view the materials with which he had to operate, I think he deserves infinite praise for having maintained the Sovereignty of the Ocean.He had difficulties to encounter in the organisation of the marine and in the..
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The Man Behind the Myth

'He is tall, so very tall, that an habitual and considerable stoop does not prevent his overtopping all about him; his large, bony, though gaunt frame, exhibits signs of prodigious strength; his face is long and...
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"ARE YOU CALLING ME AN AGED MAN OF WAR?"
In 1855 Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, then 79 years of age, applied for the Baltic command, but Prime Minister George Aberdeen and his cabinet feared that he might employ his secret plans and...
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La Toma de Corral y Valdivia - 3 y 4 de febrero de 1820 Con la toma de Valdivia, Cochrane no tan sólo reivindicó sus pocas afortunadas actuaciones contra las fuerzas navales españolas de El Callao, sino que además, consolidó el dominio del mar para Chile y...

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The capture of Valdivia

"My design was, with the flagship alone, to capture by a coup de main the numerous forts and garrison of Valdivia, a fortress previously deemed impregnable, and thus...

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"It is sufficient to mention that in the defence of the castle of Trinidad, when the Spanish flag hoisted on the wall fell into the ditch under a most dreadful fire from the enemy, his lordship was the only person who, regardless of the shower of...

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'All hail to the hero - of ENGLAND the boast
The honour - the glory - the pride of our coast
Let the bells peal his name, and the cannon's loud roar
Sound the plaudits of COCHRANE, the friend of her shore
From boyhood devoted to ENGLAND and FAME
Each ....
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A Dangerous Game The astonishing true story of Thomas Cochrane – naval hero, political radical and inspiration for Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey – whose audacity at sea, scandals on land and battles across empires mak...

A new book about the incredible life of Thomas Cochrane; release date:
‼️ 3 September 2026 ‼️

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"He was tall and commanding in person, lively and winning in manner, prompt in counsel, and daring but cool in action. Endowed by nature both with strength of character and military genius, versed in naval science both by study and ....
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Becoming a Skilled Seaman

When joining his uncle's ship as a midshipman, Lord Cochrane was determined to master every aspect of a sailor's duty. Lieutenant Jack Larmour was one of the few seamen who, due to their....
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"I had already married Lady Dundonald twice and was so well satisfied with my choice of a wife that I had no objection to marry her twenty times"
- Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald -

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"A beautiful instance of ready seamanship was displayed by Lord Cochrane upon this occasion. Having already reconnoitred the coast, he requested he might be permitted to lead upon the occasion. The Spartan...
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I absolutely love this beautiful stained glass window!!!
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On 18 January 1823 at 6 p.m. the Montezuma fired a gun and struck Lord Cochrane's flag, which he received with no apparent emotion. He went aboard the charter Colonel Allen and sailed to Rio de Janeiro where he became First Admiral of the Imperial Navy of Brazil.
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Lord Cochrane "frequently rowed about the bay (of Callao) in his gig with the lead in his hand, sounding with the greatest nonchalance, while shots of all shapes and sizes were directed at him from the batteries and gunboats."
Alexander Caldecleugh
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OTD in 1848 Lord Dundonald succeeded Jane Austen's brother Sir Francis Austen as Commander-in-Chief on the North American and West India Station.

By the Commissioners for executing the...

A Dangerous Game: Thomas Cochrane’s Life on the Edge

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The astonishing true story of Thomas Cochrane – naval hero, political radical and inspiration for Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey – whose audacity at sea, scandals on land and ...
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One of Cochrane's ruses adopted by Patrick O'Brian for his Aubrey/Maturin novels which also found its way into the movie
MASTER AND COMMANDER

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OTD (10 January) in 1837 Lord Dundonald was promoted to Rear Admiral of the White

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A beautiful James Gillray caricature of the 1807 Westminster election
(my collection)
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Sir Thomas Hardy to Lord Dundonald

Admiralty, May 8. 1832
My dear Lord Dundonald
Sir James Graham desires me to say that you will be in the Gazette this evening, and he will be happy to present you to the King at the dance tomorrow. Not being a....
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Exposición 250 años Cochrane - Museo Mari­timo Nacional “Testimonios de una vida en el mar: exposición en conmemoración de los 250 años del natalicio del Vicealmirante Lord Thomas Alexander Cochrane” Lord Cochrane fue uno de los marinos más brillantes y au...

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OTD (3 January) in 1848 the Earl of Dundonald was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral of the Red ⚓️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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