Книга: George Cockburn «Extract from a diary of Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn, with particular reference to Gen. Napoleon Buonaparte, on passage from England to St.. bearing the Rear-Admiral's flag»
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George Cockburn
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Naval career
Born in 1772 in
Cockburn went to sea at the age of 14 . He rose rapidly in the
After serving on the home station, and in the
In 1809, in command of the naval force on shore, he contributed greatly to the reduction of
By 1812, he was a rear admiral in charge of the
Cockburn played a major role in the
Cockburn received the
In later life, Cockburn was
Later career
In 1839 he became the first President of
Notes
References
*1911
*Rayment
*Military Heritage confirms that it was George Cockburn who burned the White House and raided Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812 and included his retirement ranks (John D. Gresham, Military Heritage, February 2002, Volume 3, No. 4, p. 17).
*cite book | first=J. K. | last=Laughton | chapter=Cockburn, Sir George, eighth baronet (1772–1853) | editor=rev. Roger Morriss | title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2004 | url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5770 | accessdate=2007-09-21
External links
* [http://www.whitehousehistory.org/ The White House Historical Association] (discusses the burning of the White House during the War of 1812)
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