Cochrane trivia:
'I never knew anyone so careful of the lives of his ship's company as Lord Cochrane, or anyone who calculated so closely the risks attending any expedition. Many of the brilliant achievements were performed without the loss of a single life, so well did he calculate the chances'.

This is what captain Marryat, who sailed with him as a midshipman, wrote about Cochrane.
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