The life and times of Admiral Cochrane

Seaman, nobleman, warrior, engineer, radical, convict, hero: Thomas, Lord Cochrane was all of these things and more. His impact was felt across the world, and his life inspired some of the great stories of adventure fiction. Follow the highs and lows of his globe-spanning career here.

The timeline shows the major events of Cochrane's life. Use your mouse to scroll along the timeline, and click on an event to find out more about it. A pop-up window will open in the map below, showing where the event took place and telling you more about it. You can also use your mouse to move around the map and click on the markers to find out what happened where.