Saturday, April 24, 2004

The Dutch admirals at the Battle of Scheveningen

I compiled this, while discussing the Dutch OOBs at the Battle of the Gabbard and Scheveningen. This is my best guess at the organization at Scheveningen:

Admiral:Lt-Adm TrompBrederode, 58 guns (there is a picture that shows the additional guns on the forecastle) (R)
Vice-Adm:Gideon de WildtVrede, 44 guns (A)--
Rear-Adm:Abel RoelantsPrinses Louise, 36 guns (R)(nicknamed "Vader Abel")
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Admiral:Jan EvertsenVlissingen, 40 guns (Z)--
Vice-Adm:Cornelis Evertsen de OudeWapen van Zeeland, 30 guns (Z)--
Rear-Adm:Adriaan KempenAmsterdam, 30 guns (Z)--
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Admiral:Witte de WithVrijheid, 44 guns (A)(Abraham van der Hulst was captain)
Vice-Adm:Jan Janszoon LapperFazant, 32 guns (A)
Rear-Adm:Jacob KleijdijckPrins te Paard, 38 guns (R-Dir or R)--
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Admiral:Pieter FlorissenMonnikendam, 36 guns (NQ)--
Vice-Adm:Gillis Thyssen CampenGroningen, 42 guns (A)--
Rear-Adm:Cornelis TaenmanPrins Maurits, 32 guns (NQ)--
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Admiral:Michiel De RuyterWitte Lam, 40 guns (Vlissingen Directors)--
Vice-Adm:Markus HartmanGekroonde Liefde, 36 guns (Z)
Rear-Adm:Frans MangelaerLiefde, 30 guns (Z)--

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