Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, was a renowned early 19th-century British naval officer and radical politician celebrated for his daring naval exploits during the Napoleonic Wars and later service in the navies of Chile, Brazil, and Greece.

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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald canonical 4
Thomas Cochrane 3
Admiral Thomas Cochrane 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British naval officer
Earl in the Peerage of Scotland
Royal Navy admiral
human
radical politician
allegiance Great Britain
United Kingdom
birthDate 1775-12-14
birthPlace Annsfield, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
convictedOf London Stock Exchange fraud of 1814
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1860-10-31
deathPlace Kensington, London, England
familyName Cochrane
father Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald
givenName Thomas
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
honorificTitle Earl of Dundonald
surface form: 10th Earl of Dundonald
knownFor daring naval exploits
influence on the literary character Horatio Hornblower
inspiration for the character Jack Aubrey
role in Latin American independence movements
use of fireships and unconventional tactics
laterEvent received a royal pardon
restored to the Royal Navy list
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryCommand Brazilian Navy
Chilean Navy
Hellenic Navy
surface form: Greek Navy
militaryRank Admiral
nickname Sea Wolf
nobleTitle Earl of Dundonald
surface form: 10th Earl of Dundonald
notableWork capture of Spanish frigate Gamo
command of HMS Speedy
defence of Rosas
service in the Basque Roads action
service in the Battle of Aix Roads
officeHeld Member of Parliament for Honiton
Member of Parliament for Westminster
placeOfBurial Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
politicalAlignment radical Whig
positionHeld Admiral of the Greek Fleet
Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy
First Admiral of the Brazilian Navy
servedIn Brazilian independence movement
surface form: Brazilian War of Independence

Chilean War of Independence
French Revolutionary Wars
Greek War of Independence
Napoleonic Wars
spouse Katherine Corbett Barnes

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Cochrane hasNotableBearer Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
Philhellenes hasNotableMember Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Thomas Cochrane
Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru notableCommander Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Thomas Cochrane
Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru supportedBy Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Lord Cochrane
Jack Aubrey basedOn Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Thomas Cochrane
Irish in Latin America hasNotableIndividual Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Admiral Thomas Cochrane
Earl of Dundonald hasTitleHolder Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
Earl of Dundonald titleHolderNotably Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
Battle of the Basque Roads hasParticipant Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald