Talk:Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet

Pronunciation?

Am I correct in thinking that his surname is pronounced CO-burn? RickK 06:18, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

Actually, yes. I read on a research website that his name is pronounced coburn and that people of his era told him to "Go burn" because it rhymed and sounded like his name and, coincidentally, he had been leading raids through the eastern part of America, burning down towns if he met resistance. 98.197.52.253 04:28, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Its Cockburn Cock burr uhh 2600:6C60:417F:BB18:ADE9:FA84:AD86:BC21 (talk) 18:51, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

I think mention of this should be made in the article. Here's one online article and how they handled it: http://ageofsail.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/admiral-sir-george-cockburn/ 207.19.143.1 (talk) 23:20, 9 February 2011 (UTC) Bryce Rumbles

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When was he promoted...

The article currently says:

"...He became commander of the sloop HMS Speedy in October 1793 and acting captain of the fifth-rate HMS Inconstant in January 1794.[3] Cockburn was promoted to the substantive rank of captain on 10 February 1794 and given command of the fifth-rate HMS Meleager in the Mediterranean Fleet later that month.[3]...

My understanding of 18th Century RN officer ranks is that a commission first came into effect when was appointed to a command. There were no acting ranks. An acting command as Captain was still a Captain's command - some highly connected Captains were also Members of Parliament. An acting captain would be appointed when they were going to sit in Parliament, for instance. Geo Swan (talk) 13:07, 12 June 2018 (UTC)