Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald GCB, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a Scottish naval officer, peer, mercenary and politician. Serving during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy, his naval successes led Napoleon to nickname him le Loup des Mers. He was successful in virtually all of his naval actions.
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
Cochrane's father, The 9th Earl of Dundonald (1748–1831)
The action and capture by Speedy of the Spanish xebeque frigate El Gamo, by Charles Edward Dixon
Engraving, dated 1827, portraying Cochrane. French ships can be seen burning in the background.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from an elaborate medieval ceremony for preparing a candidate to receive his knighthood, of which ritual bathing was an element. While not all knights went through such an elaborate ceremony, knights so created were known as "knights of the Bath".
Most Honourable Order of the Bath breast star of a Knight / Dame Grand Cross (Civil Division)
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, KB, with sash, c. 1630
Sir Robert Walpole, who as Prime Minister used the Order for political patronage
Admiral Lord Rodney (appointed a Knight Companion in 1780) wearing the riband and star of the Order.