xvi, 420 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Other Title:
Cochrane the dauntless
Notes:
Published by Bloomsbury UK under title: Cochrane the dauntless Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-376)
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
