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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

1775–1860

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, was a Royal Navy officer famous for daring attacks during the Napoleonic Wars. A reforming member of parliament, he was convicted in the 1814 stock-exchange fraud, expelled from the navy and later pardoned, though he always denied involvement.

Cochrane subsequently commanded the navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece in struggles for independence. He also served as a major inspiration for C. S. Forester’s Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey, whose exploits borrow from his real actions.

In G. A. Henty’s In Greek Waters, Historical figures including Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald connect the fictional action directly to the documented events. In G. A. Henty’s With Cochrane the Dauntless, Historical figures including Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald connect the fictional action directly to the documented events. Further fictional perspectives on Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald can be found in Julian Stockwin’s A Sea of Gold. For broader historical treatment of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, see Robert Harvey’s Cochrane, Robert Harvey’s Liberators, Robert Harvey’s Mavericks, and Richard Woodman’s The Sea Warriors.

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (2 series)

Thomas Kydd in Order

by Julian Stockwin 27 books 4.2(24,001)

The Thomas Kydd series follows a Guildford wig-maker pressed into the Royal Navy in 1793 and traces his rise from inexperienced landsman to admiral. Across twenty-seven novels, Kydd learns the work of the lower deck, crosses to the quarterdeck and commands increasingly important ships during the French Revolutionary…

All books in this series

1. Kydd

First published 2001 · 3.9(2,737)

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2. Artemis

First published 2002 · 4.1(1,613)

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3. Seaflower

First published 2003 · 4.2(1,333)

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4. Mutiny

First published 2003 · 4.1(1,197)

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5. Quarterdeck

First published 2004 · 4.2(1,438)

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6. Tenacious

First published 2005 · 4.3(1,196)

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7. Command

First published 2006 · 4.2(1,037)

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8. The Admiral’s Daughter

First published 2007 · 4.0(997)

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9. Treachery

First published 2008 · 4.2(942)

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10. Invasion

First published 2009 · 4.0(896)

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11. Victory

First published 2010 · 4.3(911)

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12. Conquest

First published 2011 · 4.2(850)

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13. Betrayal

First published 2012 · 4.0(785)

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14. Caribbee

First published 2013 · 4.3(738)

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15. Pasha

First published 2014 · 4.2(712)

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16. Tyger

First published 2015 · 4.5(698)

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17. Inferno

First published 2016 · 4.1(652)

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18. Persephone

First published 2017 · 4.2(574)

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19. The Baltic Prize

First published 2017 · 4.2(606)

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20. The Iberian Flame

First published 2018 · 4.2(477)

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21. A Sea of Gold

First published 2018 · 4.3(511)

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22. To the Eastern Seas

First published 2019 · 4.3(525)

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23. Balkan Glory

First published 2020 · 4.5(550)

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24. Thunderer

First published 2021 · 4.4(595)

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25. Yankee Mission

First published 2022 · 4.3(577)

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26. Sea of Treason

First published 2023 · 4.1(453)

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27. Admiral

First published 2024 · 4.3(401)

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Sharpe in Order

by Bernard Cornwell 26 books 4.3(358,248)

The Sharpe series follows Richard Sharpe from service as a private soldier in India to command in the British Army during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The novels place him at the Siege of Seringapatam, Battle of Assaye, Siege of Gawilghur, Battle of Trafalgar, British attack on Copenhagen,…