HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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OTD in 1823 at 6 p.m. the MONTEZUMA fired a gun and struck Lord Cochrane's flag, which he received without apparent emotion. He then went aboard the charter COLONEL ALLEN to commence his voyage to Brazil. 🇨🇱⚓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚓🇧🇷





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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
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@BylinesScotland Lord Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, because he not only played a major role in the Napoleonic wars but also in the independence of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece and besides this had over 20 patents to his name at the time of his death.









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HMS Speedy · @hms_speedy
336 followers · 455 posts · Server mastodon.scot

@BylinesScotland Lord Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, because he not only played a major role in the Napoleonic wars but also in the independence of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece and besides this had over 20 patents to his name at the time of his death.







#brazilianindependence #chileanindependence #southamerica #napoleonicwars #therealmasterandcommander #navalhistory #Culross #lordcochrane

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