texts Extract from a diary of Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn
Book from the collections of University of California
Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Copyright-region US Identifier extractfromadia00cockgoog Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0dv1zn6h Lccn 11032816 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Openlibrary_edition OL20604211M Openlibrary_work OL13174905W Pages 107 Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Ppi 600 Scandate 20071112 Scanner google Source http://books.google.com/books?id=oFdEAAAAIAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Worldcat 03177754 Year 1888
wrludlow on November 5th, 2017 at 02:17 UTC »
I found it very amusing that a man with such a strategic mind, who nearly conquered all of Europe, was bad at chess and couldn't beat his lackey who was trying to lose.
basedongods on November 5th, 2017 at 01:35 UTC »
I really appreciate that you decided to share this with us, how interesting.
JohnJacobAdolf on November 4th, 2017 at 21:24 UTC »
Its one of the most immersive original sources of history i have read. You really feel like you are on the ship with them and its fascinating to see Napoleon from this perspective. He has just been humbled at the Battle of Waterloo. Some days he seems depressed and stays in his cabin, other days he spends time eating, drinking and sharing war stories or telling of his strategy for an invasion of Great Britain.
Edit: Also, fun fact: during the War of 1812, Admiral Cockburn used to hate the way American's mispronounced his name. He insisted that it was pronounced "Coe-burn" not "cock-burn." I figured he would appreciate me adding this clarification two centuries later. (you’re welcome George)
Edit #2: I just found a much more fun fact about Admiral George Cockburn: apparently he is a distant cousin of actress Olivia Wilde.
Edit #3: An artist was on the same ship as Napoleon and Cockburn. Here is a watercolor painting he made of a somber looking Napoleon leaning on a cannon during the voyage.