This week's speaker is Alex Blair who will be speaking about Admiral Lord Cochrane. Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhao, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and radical politician. He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him Le Loup des Mers ('The Sea Wolf'). He was successful in virtually all his naval actions. His life and exploits inspired the naval fiction of 19th- and 20th-century novelists, particularly the figure of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower.
Vote of Thanks - Fiona Lee
Reception Duty - Sanchana Senanayake