Alexander Cochrane

Admiral Sir Alexander (Forrester Inglis) Cochrane (April 23, 1758–January 26, 1832) was a senior Royal Navy commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He was a son of the Scottish peer Thomas Cochrane, the eighth Earl of Dundonald, and an uncle of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th earl. Much of his career was spent with British naval forces in North America, where he saw service in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. He was knighted in 1806 (into the Order of the Bath) for his services in West Indian operations against the French and Spanish.

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April 23 - 1758 - January 26 - 1832 - Royal Navy - Napoleonic Wars - Scottish - Peer - Thomas Cochrane - Earl of Dundonald - Thomas Cochrane - North America - American Revolution - War of 1812 - Knight - 1806 - Order of the Bath - West Indian - French - Spanish

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During the War of 1812, Sir Alexander, then a vice admiral, served as Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station. He was responsible for the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, the event which gave rise to Francis Scott Key's poem which became "The Star-Spangled Banner".

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Vice admiral - Commander-in-Chief - North American Station - Fort McHenry - Baltimore, Maryland - Francis Scott Key - The Star-Spangled Banner

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Cochrane was promoted to full admiral in 1819. From 1821 to 1824, he was commander-in-chief of the entire British fleet. He died in Paris on January 26, 1832.

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Admiral - 1819 - 1821 - 1824 - Paris - January 26 - 1832

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