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Sir Alexander Cochrane, 1824. Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane GCB (* 23. April 1758 in Schottland; † 26. Januar 1832 in Paris) war ein britischer Marineoffizier, der im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg, in den Koalitionskriegen mit Frankreich und im Krieg von 1812 mit den USA zum Einsatz kam.
Admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane GCB (born Alexander Forrester Cochrane; 23 April 1758 – 26 January 1832) was a senior Royal Navy commander during the Napoleonic Wars and achieved the rank of admiral of the blue. He had previously captained HMS Ajax in Alexandria, Egypt, during the Egyptian operation of 1801.
Paris, France. Date of Death: January 26, 1832. Sir Alexander Cochrane was born into a Scottish aristocratic family as a younger son, and like many in this position made a career out of military service. Cochrane joined the Royal Navy as a boy and fought in the American Revolution.
Date of Birth - Death April 23, 1758 - January 26, 1832. Alexander Inglis Cochrane was a British naval officer and member of Parliament whose military career spanned roughly half a century. He served during the American Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
During the War of 1812 British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane issued a Proclamation/Promise to Americans. It was an offer to the enslaved. Many enslaved people along the Patuxent River took advantage of his promise and fled their plantations. Read it here.
18. Okt. 2011 · Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, naval officer (b at Scotland 23 Apr 1758; d at Paris, France 26 Jan 1832). A career naval officer whose boldness, skill and success in many campaigns led him to the highest echelons of naval service, Alexander Cochrane is best remembered in Canada for his commanding presence during the War of 1812 .
Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812. By Willard Sterne Randall. The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the least understood American war. Just as frequently, it is described as the Second War of American Independence.
