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# Cochrane: The Fighting Captain

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    great history,
  

*by W***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2024*

never knew the facts about this great seaman, if you like history this is the book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    One of Britain's Greatest Sea Captains
  

*by S***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2018*

Cochrane is one of my favourite historical characters. He was not just a man of his time, but arguably a man ahead of the times. He waged war in way's that could be readily recognised today. He pursued technical advances. He was prepared to take on the establishment. This book provides a good history. The only reason for not providing 5 Stars is that I would like to have read more about Cochrane's non-war activities, particularly after the establishment forced him out of the Royal Navy. Cochrane is arguably one of the greatest Britains of the last two hundred (or so) years. The more books that appear about his incredible life the better.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Simply brilliant!
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2010*

I think that this is an exceptional book and it should belong on your bookshelf under best fictitious novels as Thomas Cochrane's real life and exploits reads like some unbelievable novel. The truth is that the book is actually a biography of one of Britain's lesser known but most amazing sea captains, the audacious and daring Thomas Cochrane.In an amazing naval career spanning fifty years, Cochrane rose from midshipman to admiral in a pulsating exciting lifetime that one can only dream of. Starting in the Napoleonic war he led daring, hair raising raids on coastal craft and shore installations alike, first in his little gunboat `Speedy' and later on in the frigates HMS Pallas and HMS Imperious, he became so successful that Napoleon dubbed him "the sea wolf". One of his most famous escapades was his capture of the Spanish frigate `El Gamo' whilst being outgunned 32 guns to 14 and outmanned 319 to 54. He eventually boarded the Gamo against the odds and took her as a prize, which ensured his legendary status amongst his peers...but not his masters!However Cochrane was a master himself, a master of deception, guile and subterfuge and a master sailor par excellence. He was involved in one legendary exploit after another; the Battle of Basque Roads and the capture of the fortress of Mongat are but a few of his legendary exploits. He was arguably the best individual sea captain and the most audacious amphibious raider of the Napoleonic period. His success was so extraordinary his life was made a target not only by novelists but also a rather jealous naval establishment. His beleaguered opinion of the admiralty and its admirals are well documented within the book as is his opinion of other not so blessed captains.Cochrane also managed to become an elected MP giving him an outlet to champion the causes of ordinary seamen and his distaste for the admiralty through parliament. Such outspokenness condemned his progress within the navy and even stunted his proactive ability within the war with Cochrane being posted to non active posts in the North Sea or simply being assigned unserviceable boats fit only for the naval scrap yard. Just as he seemed to have been redeemed and given charge of a squadron he was framed in a Stock Exchange scandal, cashiered out of the navy and imprisoned. He escaped prison by means of a rope and fled the country to become a mercenary admiral in the service of countries fighting for independence such as Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece. Cochrane, always outnumbered and outgunned, enhanced his legendary status during this time showing that he had not lost his sea faring touch nor any of his daring or courage - on one occasion in Brazil he chased the entire Portuguese fleet in a single ship and enticed the main Portuguese fortified harbour to surrender in an extraordinary incident of bluff.Cochrane was also a visionary inventor that was always chasing what was to become an elusive fortune and spent most of his well earned prize money on his far sighted schemes, much to the detriment of his family. Later on in life he was absolved by the establishment and regained his status within the navy and society as a whole, eventually ending up as an admiral. This book simply goes on and on about a life that was simply astonishing.The book is excellent reading, simply brilliant...as for Cochrane, he is up there with Nelson!

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