3. Thomas Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander

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🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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3/3. After a meteoric rise to fame, Cochrane finds himself in front of a court and stripped of his titles for fraud on the London Stock Exchange. Known for his ingenuity and schemes, Cochrane breaks out of prison before embarking on the adventure of a lifetime in South America. He's put in charge of the Chilean and then Brazilian navies, helping these mighty countries break free from Spain and establish their independence. But Cochrane wasn't just doing it out of a sense of justice, he charged a high fee for his services and ensured to pillage what he could along the way.

In the final episode of the series, Dan recounts the later years of Cochrane's extraordinary life and how, even in his 70s, he was regarded as a liability by the Admiralty.

Written by Dan Snow, produced by Mariana Des Forges, edited by Joseph Knight and sound designed & mixed by Dougal Patmore.

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Episode 2 here: https://shows.acast.com/dansnowshistoryhit/episodes/2-thomas-cochrane-the-real-master-and-commander

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0:48.8	It is the summer of 1808, the Napoleonic wars are raging. France invaded Spain, occupied many of its cities and key military installations.
0:54.0	The Spanish people are fighting back with a fierce determination.
1:01.0	In their struggle against French occupation, they are supported by the British.
1:05.9	A British army is operating in the Iberian Peninsula.
1:09.2	Britain's Royal Navy is harassing any French controlled peace of the European coastline.
1:18.0	In one of the most celebrated naval actions of the age, in the sheltered bay off the Basque roads on the Biscay coast, a group of British
1:27.1	ships has driven an entire French squadron ashore. Battleships resting on their sides stuck on mud and sand as the crews
1:36.9	desperately try and lighten them and hope they can be refloated off at the next
1:40.6	high tide. The assault is led by Thomas Lord Cochran. He had commanded from the
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