Betsy's Reviews > Cochrane: Britannia's Sea Wolf

Thomas Cochrane was certainly a colorful character who had a full life serving successfully in the Royal Navy, then after a scandal he undertook to serve in South America and eventually in Greece. He also used his talents as an inventor of explosive devices to aid in his raids along the Atantic coast during the Napoleonic period and later battles.

One interesting point of this book was his idea to have Napoleon serve as the leader of the country in some of the South American revolutions. I can just imagine how that would have gone over in Britain.

Much of his later life was spent in trying to redeem his reputation from the Stock Exchange Scandal, and in trying to recover the prize monies, which he felt were owed him. He was more successful with the former than the latter.

Anyone with a basic knowledge of this period should find Cochrane's life to be one of interest.