On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:10:11 +0100, Martin Schöön
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:43:56 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:03:00 +0100, Martin Schöön
wrote:
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Not Spanish?
That was the case for the real guy: Cochrane.

/Martin

And the Spanish, while they were aligned with Bonaparte.

Bonaparte was history at the time Thomas Cochrane entered the Pacific.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane

/Martin

O'Brian admits to playing with history a little!

Again, read the series. I got so hooked I went through the whole bunch in a
few weeks. Now I'm starting the Hornblower series. Much easier reading, but
not yet as interesting. At least I know what most of the nautical terms
mean now.
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'Til next time,

John H

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