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Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp ( April 23, 1598– August 10, 1653) was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy.
Born in Den Briel, Tromp sailed the seas from the age of nine, and joined the Dutch navy as a lieutenant in 1621. His first distinction was being Piet Hein's flag captain during the capture of the Spanish treasure fleet in 1628. His ship, at that time, was the Vergulde Draeck.
In 1639, as the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, as an admiral, Tromp defeated a large Spanish invasion fleet bound for FlandersThis article is about a region of Western Europe and of Belgium. For other meanings, see Flanders (disambiguation). Today, Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen French: Flandre or Flandres is a region in Western Europe, in Belgium and a nation, the 'community of t towards the end of the Eighty Years' WarThe Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war in which the proto- Netherlands first became an independent country. During the war, the Dutch Republic became a world power for a short time (mainly through its naval strength) at the Battle of the Downs31 October 1639, showing Tromp's flagship Amelia by Reinier Nooms, painted c. This painting shows the Dutch blockade off the English coast. The Battle of the Downs October 31 1639, was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War, in which the navy of the Unit.
In the First Anglo-Dutch WarBattle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. 1654, depicts the final battle of the First Anglo-Dutch-War . The First Anglo-Dutch War ( 1652- 54) (called the First Dutch War in England, and the First English War in the N of 1652Events April 6 Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. May 18 Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal. May 29 First Anglo– 1653 Tromp commanded the Dutch fleet in the battles of PortlandThe Battle of Portland also known as the Three Days' Battle was a naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. On 28 February 1653, the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake attacked the fleet of the United Provinces under A, the Gabbard12 June 1653 by Heerman Witmont. The Battle of the Gabbard also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank or the Battle of the North Foreland ( 12 13 June 1653) was a battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War between fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Unit and Scheveningen, in which he was killed by a sharpshooter in the rigging of William Penn's ship.
The death of Maarten Tromp was not only a severe blow to the Dutch navy , but also to the Orangists who sought the defeat of the Commonwealth of England and restoration of the Stuart monarchy; the Republican influence strengthened after the Battle of Scheveningen and the peace negotiations with the Commonwealth, culminating in the Treaty of Westminster, began in earnest.
During his career, his main rival was Witte de With, who also served the Admiralty of Rotterdam (the Maas).
One of Tromp's sons, Cornelis Tromp later also became a Rear Admiral in the Dutch navy.
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