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Maarten Tromp

admiral

Born: Died: Dutch

Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp or Maarten van Tromp (23 April 1598 – 31 July 1653) was an army general and admiral in the Dutch navy during much of the Eighty Years' War and throughout the First Anglo-Dutch War.

Son of a ship's captain, Tromp spent much of his childhood at sea, during which time he was captured by pirates and enslaved by Barbary corsairs. In adult life, he became a renowned ship captain and naval commander, successfully leading Dutch forces fighting for independence in the Eighty Years' War, and then against England in the First Anglo-Dutch War, proving an innovative tactician and enabling the newly independent Dutch nation to become a major sea power.

He was killed in battle by a sharpshooter from an English ship. Several ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have carried the name HNLMS Tromp after him and/or his son Cornelis, also a Dutch admiral of some renown.

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Dutch admiral

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  1. Maarten Tromp is born

    Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral, known for dutch admiral, was born on 1598-04-23. Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp or Maarten van Tromp (23 April 1598 – 31 July 1653) was an army general and admiral in the…

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When was Maarten Tromp born?
Maarten Tromp was born on 1598-04-23 (Dutch).
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Dutch admiral
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When did Maarten Tromp die?
Maarten Tromp died on 1653-01-01.

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