Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-376) and index.
Contents:
A Scottish upbringing: 1775-1793 -- From midshipman to lieutenant: 1793-1800 -- Commander of the Speedy: 1800-1801 -- A dark interlude: 1801-1804 -- The flying Pallas: 1804-1806 -- Member of Parliament for Honiton: 1806-1807 -- The Westminster election: 1807 -- Return to the Mediterranean: 1807-1808 -- The coastal raids of the Imperieuse: 1808 -- The defence of Fort Trinidad: 1808 -- Entering the gates of hell: 1809 -- The French fleet aground: 1809 -- The court martial of Lord Gambier: 1809 -- Riots and romance: 1809-1814 -- The Stock Exchange scandal: 1814 -- The wilderness years: 1814-1818 -- The liberation of Chile and Peru: 1818-1822 -- Brazil and beyond: 1822-1825 -- A Greek fiasco: 1825-1828 -- The fightback: 1828-1851 -- The last years: 1851-1860.
Summary:
Offers a portrait of Thomas Cochrane, the hero who served as a model for fictional characters drawing on previously unpublished sources to document his exploits against the French navy and in the liberation of South America.
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