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Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
5 days ago · At the same time, the Dutch navy won a series of victories over the Spaniards, including Piet Heyn’s celebrated capture of their silver fleet off the coast of Cuba (1628) and the destruction of a Spanish fleet in the Downs, off the English coast, by Maarten Tromp in 1639.
1 day ago · Maarten Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy. In 1639, during the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, Tromp defeated a large Spanish fleet bound for Flanders at the Battle of the Downs, marking the end of Spanish naval power.
Jun 27, 2024 · In March the Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp set off on a seven-month operation to patrol the world's seas, contributing to security and safe passage at sea. The Netherlands, as a trading nation, sets store by cargo ships being able to freely navigate the seas.
Jun 25, 2024 · Zeeheld Maarten is veruit de bekendste Tromp. Zijn kinderen waren publieke figuren in hun tijd. Voor het eerst staan de admiraal én zijn gezin centraal in een tentoonstelling in zijn ...
Jun 11, 2024 · On June 6 local time, the Dutch Defense Ministry said Chinese fighter jets had circled the Tromp and approached its helicopter, creating a "potentially unsafe situation," as the frigate carried...
Jun 25, 2024 · Near the end of the war, in the Battle of Scheveningen, the supreme commander of the confederate Dutch fleet, Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp, was killed in action.
