Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (born 1775)

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

British naval officer, politician and mercenary (1775–1860)

Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval officer, politician and mercenary. Serving during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy, his naval successes led Napoleon to nickname him le…