Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior Royal Navy admiral, though the current incumbent is a retired Royal Marine General. Despite the title, the Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is usually a full admiral. He is the deputy to the Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, who is in turn deputy to the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom.
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
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.