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About Thomas Cochrane
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane, was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, he captured the French ship Favourite off the coast of Dutch Guiana and then took part in various actions including the capture of the Virgin Islands from Danish forces, the capture of the French island of Martinique and the capture of the French archipelago of Îles des Saintes during the Napoleonic Wars. He also took part in the burning of Washington and the attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Everything about Thomas Cochrane →- Occupation
- naval officer, politician
- Position held
- member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- February 5, 1789
- Died
- October 19, 1872