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Sea Wolf Rising – Part One
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Thomas Cochrane didn’t climb the ranks—he tore through them.
By 1801, barely out of his twenties, he commanded the tiny HMS Speedy—a 14-gun sloop with a crew of 54 men and boys. What he lacked in size, he made up for in ferocity. In a blaze of cannon fire and cunning, Cochrane captured or sank 53 French and Spanish ships, including the massive El Gamo—a Spanish frigate more than twice his size, manned by over 300 men.
It wasn’t just victory. It was humiliation—for the enemy, and for anyone who dared underestimate him.
His brilliance was brutal. His tactics, unorthodox. And his name? Feared. The Admiralty took notice. So did Napoleon, who branded him Le Loup des Mers—the Sea Wolf. Ruthless. Relentless. Hunted.
Cochrane wasn’t just a naval hero. He was a predator—one with salt in his blood and fire in his wake.
Join us as we dive into the legend of the Sea Wolf: the man who waged war with a smirk and left empires bleeding behind him.
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