Maarten Tromp

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Maarten Tromp was a renowned 17th-century Dutch admiral of the Eighty Years' War and the First Anglo-Dutch War, celebrated for his major naval victories against Spain and England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch admiral
admiral
human
naval officer
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
child Cornelis Tromp
commemoratedBy Dutch naval ships named Tromp
statues in Den Briel
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1598-04-23
dateOfDeath 1653-08-10
employer Dutch Republic
era 17th century
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Tromp
father Cornelis Tromp
givenName Maarten
hasPartInFiction portrayals in Dutch naval literature
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryBranch Dutch Republic navy
Dutch navy
militaryRank Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Friesland
name Maarten Tromp
nativeLanguage Dutch
notableFamily Tromp family
notableFor defeat of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of the Downs
leadership in the Dutch fleet during the First Anglo-Dutch War
naval victories against England
naval victories against Spain
notableWork command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of Dungeness
command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of Portland
command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of Scheveningen
command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of the Downs
command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of the Downs against Spain
command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of the Gabbard
command of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of the Kentish Knock
occupation admiral
naval officer
participantIn Eighty Years' War
First Anglo-Dutch War
placeOfBirth Brielle
Den Briel
placeOfDeath off Scheveningen
positionHeld Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Friesland
religion Calvinism
sexOrGender male
spouse Dignom Cornelisdochter de Haes
workLocation English Channel
North Sea

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of the Downs
Slag bij de Downs ("Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp")
commander
Cornelis Tromp ("Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp")
Cornelis Tromp ("Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp")
father
Cornelis Tromp ("Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp")
Dutch navy of the Republic
notableCommander
Oude Kerk, Delft
burialPlaceOf
Battle of the Downs
fleetCommander
Slag bij de Downs
hasParticipant
Maarten Tromp
name

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