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Lord Admiral Thomas Cochrane: Historys Real Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey The real life exploits of this British Royal Navy officer inspired the fictional heroes of C.S. Forester and Patrick O Brian Heave to, Horatio Hornblower. Cast off, Jack Aubrey. Make way for the man who inspired all your exploits: Lord Admiral Thomas Cochran. Born in 1775, Lord Cochran would become one of Great Britains greatest naval heroes, eventually rising to the rank of full admiral. His exploits became nautical legend and the basis of several books, including those of his former shipmate Frederick Marryat, as well as the stories that would be told generations later in C.S. Foresters Hornblower books and Patrick OBrians Aubrey books. Cochran entered naval service at the age of 17, serving on the HMS Hind , commanded by his uncle, Sir Alexander Cochrane. Two years later, he was named an acting lieutenant and confirmed in that rank a year later. An unusually tall, opinionated man, Cochran was not afraid t...