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Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru, and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination (Paperback)
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Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru, and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History, Volume 1
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The most renowned naval officer of the mid-nineteenth century,
Thomas Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775 1860), led an
eventful life. Due to a financial scandal, he left the Royal Navy
for a period and became a celebrated mercenary. Volume 1 of this
two-volume work, published in 1859, concerns his activity in the
wars of independence of Chile and Peru, covering his taking command
of the Chilean navy in 1818, his recruitment of British and
American officers, attacks on Spanish shipping, littoral warfare on
Spanish forts, seizure of booty, and his troubled relationship with
the Chilean government. It goes on to recount his command of a
Chilean expedition to liberate Peru from the Portuguese in 1820 and
his departure from Chile in 1822 before further unrest. Cochrane
was the quintessential naval hero of the age, and his memoir
remains of interest to both scholars and readers of maritime
adventure.
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