Thomas John Cochrane
(1789-1872)
Royal Navy admiral of the fleet
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane GCB (5 February 1789 – 19 October 1872) 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.
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5 February 1789 London, United Kingdom
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19 October 1872 (aged 83) Quarr Abbey House, Isle of Wight
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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