A case in point is Thomas Cochrane, after the actions at Rosas, being free to admit to Collingwood that he essentially usurped command.
Cochrane almost literally tells Collingwood that "you told us to fuck the French up so I did it regardless" and knows Collingwood will have his back.
Cochrane almost literally tells Collingwood that "you told us to fuck the French up so I did it regardless" and knows Collingwood will have his back.
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There's arguably a more valuable leadership lesson in how Collingwood commands after Trafalgar than Nelson.
He has to renew a badly mauled fleet, that's just lost its talismanic commander, in the middle of a war where failure means invasion.
At death, he leaves behind a fleet stronger than before.
He has to renew a badly mauled fleet, that's just lost its talismanic commander, in the middle of a war where failure means invasion.
At death, he leaves behind a fleet stronger than before.
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It was like Takeshi's Castle if nobody had ever heard of health and safety.
It's Richard Sharpe as directed by Chuck Jones.
"a French round shot away the post flying the Spanish flag ...
Cochrane strode out of the main gate and, under musket fire from the enemy ...
retrieved the
flag... waving it gaily as he strode back into the castle."
is that Admiral Cochrane, the mercenary who was a hero in Brazil’s independence war? The Marquis of Maranhão? The model for Horatio Hornblower and ultimately for Captain Kirk?
Hell — here in Rio de Janeiro, to get home from work, I ride along Adm Cochrane Avenue!
Everything you've heard about him is true. Even the bits that can't possibly be.
He cracked one-liners whilst being shot at by the bad guys during the same siege though, if that helps?
The Donald Thomas biography of him is great read.
There is potentially a perfect storm where.
A. Bluesky gets big enough the national museum of the royal navy feels they need to post on here.
B. It gets an account handled by someone enthusiastic & invested...
C. But not big enough that HR/Management need to be consulted...