With Cochrane the Dauntless

In his action and adventure historical novel G.A. Henty describes the life of a legendary figure of XIX century - that of Lord Cochrane. Admiral Thomas Cochrane, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a Scottish naval flag officer of the Royal Navy and radical politician. He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading the French to nickname him Le Loup des Mers ('The Sea Wolf'). He was dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1814, following a conviction for fraud on the Stock Exchange (probably staged). He helped organize and lead the rebel navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece during their respective wars of independence through the 1820s. While in charge of the Chilean Navy, Cochrane also contributed to Peruvian Independence through the Freedom Expedition of Peru. In 1832, he was pardoned by the Crown and reinstated in the Royal Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue.