Dutch admiral, second son of Maarten Tromp. He commanded a series of actions against England, France, and Sweden. born , Sept. 9, 1629, Rotterdam died May 29, 1691, Amsterdam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn…
Cornelius Van Tromp was son of the famous Martin Van Tromp, who was shot through the heart with a musket ball, in an engagement with Monck. He did not at all degenerate from his heroic father, who seemed to live over again in his no less heroic son. In the first engagement with the English, in 1665, he continued to fight after several of the Dutch admirals were killed, and fought retreating. In the battle between the English and French, and the Dutch fleets, in 1672, De Ruyter went to his assistance, after he had shifted his flag to four different ships. This put an end to the animosity which had before subsisted betwixt these great commanders. His father never fought or acted more like a hero, than he did in that memorable engagement with sir Edward Spragge, on the 11th of August, 1673. He was created an English baronet 25 Mar., 1674. ---A Biographical History of England. J. Granger, 1775.
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Dutch admiral, second son of Maarten Tromp. He commanded a series of actions against England, France, and Sweden.
born , Sept. 9, 1629, Rotterdam died May 29, 1691, Amsterdam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn…
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Cornelius Van Tromp was son of the famous Martin Van Tromp, who was shot through the heart with a musket ball, in an engagement with Monck. He did not at all degenerate from his heroic father, who seemed to live over again in his no less heroic son. In the first engagement with the English, in 1665, he continued to fight after several of the Dutch admirals were killed, and fought retreating. In the battle between the English and French, and the Dutch fleets, in 1672, De Ruyter went to his assistance, after he had shifted his flag to four different ships. This put an end to the animosity which had before subsisted betwixt these great commanders. His father never fought or acted more like a hero, than he did in that memorable engagement with sir Edward Spragge, on the 11th of August, 1673. He was created an English baronet 25 Mar., 1674.
---A Biographical History of England. J. Granger, 1775.