Cornelis Tromp | |
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Birth name | Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp |
Born | Rotterdam, Dutch Republic | 3 September 1629
Died | 29 May 1691 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic | (aged 61)
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Service years | 1643–1691 |
Rank | Lieutenant-admiral general[a] |
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Awards | Order of the Elephant |
Relations | Maarten Tromp (father) |
Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, Count of Sølvesborg (3 September 1629 – 29 May 1691) was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy. Tromp is one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in Dutch naval history due to his actions in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Scanian War. His father was the renowned Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp.
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