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COMMANDER // 1758–1832

Alexander Cochrane

admiralUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1758 – 1832

17601770178017901800181018201830War of 1812 · 1812–1815Fort McHenry — 13–14 Sep 1814 · United Kingdom · War of 1812

Active service 1814 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 56.

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Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane, GCB was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and achieved the rank of admiral of the blue. He captained HMS Ajax off Alexandria, Egypt during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria.

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Battles (1)

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