Note 52 — Chapter I

At Kinsale, where is this inscription in the church:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT THOMAS COCHRANE OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE. HE DIED IInd OF JULY MDCCCXXIII., AGED XXXIV. YEARS. AS A SOLDIER HIS ZEAL, GALLANTRY, AND INTELLIGENCE RENDERED HIM VALUABLE TO HIS COUNTRY; AS A MAN HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES, EMBRACING EVERY ENNOBLING AND ENDEARING QUALIFICATION, SECURED TO HIM THE ESTEEM AND LASTING ATTACHMENT OF HIS BROTHER OFFICERS, WHO HAVE RAISED THIS MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY.