Every May 21, at Westminster Abbey, London, a wreath is laid at Lord Cochrane's grave. Lord Cochrane served in Chile in the war of independence and organized the Chilean fleet.
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The Capture of Valdivia/Chile
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OTD in 1820 Thomas Cochrane was busy planning his most successful amphibious operation: THE CAPTURE OF VALDIVIA π¨π±βπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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Lord of the sea, we call you, singing, to battle
Spanish chains deny us the seas.
Our hopes wither in the Spanish night.
Lord of the sea, grief and rage await you in the harbour,
Southern seas are calling you, Lord of the seas....
Excerpt from Pablo Neruda's poem
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Leadlight window of Admiral Lord Cochrane in the Naval Glories room at the Maritime Museum in Valparaiso, Chile.
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A tribute paid to Thomas Cochrane, first admiral of Chile. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏβοΈπ¨π±
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Quintero homenajeΓ³ a Thomas Cochrane
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#OTD in 1818 Lord Thomas Cochrane was appointed to Vice Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the national squadron of Chile. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏβοΈπ¨π±
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A lovely example of Cochrane's dry, sarcastic and sardonic wit:
When he was asked by a gentleman if he would engage the Spanish ship PRUEBA should he meet her, he answered "Yes, I will lay the O'HIGGINS alongside the PRUEBA, and tell our crew that on board the enemy there are no pumps; this will be quite sufficient to secure the victory."
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The frigate O'Higgins, Thomas Cochrane's flagship when he was admiral and commander of the first Chilean Squadron π¨π±βπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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The bust of Thomas Cochrane in Valdivia/Chile. In February 1820 he captured the city of Valdivia in a carefully planned amphibious operation. It was a major blow to Spanish domination in the Pacific and an important step towards independence for Chile.
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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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On this day in 1818 Thomas Cochrane, accompanied by his wife and his two sons, arrived in Valparaiso. π¨π±βπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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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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"....they're (the Spanish) all scared of him. You want to see a dago piss in his breeches? Just mention Cochrane. They think he's got horns and a tail."
Bernard Cornwell - SHARPE'S DEVIL
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