About this title: Lord Cochrane was a dominant figure in the maritime history of the early nineteenth century. While still a child he held commissions in both the army and navy, and he made his name in 1800 when in command of a small sloop he captured a Spanish frigate. His subsequent naval career was at turns brilliant and controversial, the latter aspect inflamed by his political career as a radical and his attempt to have his own admiral court-martialled. This was followed by his involvement in a Stock Exchange fraud in 1814, which led to his expulsion from the navy. No matter - he went to Chile and ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press, London
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780851779867ISBN:0851779867
Description: As New in As New jacket. Orange hardcover with gold lettering on the spine. 240 pages, text clean and tight. Dust jacket in a cover. read more
Edition: First UK Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Brassey's (UK) Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780851779867ISBN:0851779867
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