Battle of Lowestoft
Fights in the Dutch fleet and survives the defeat at Lowestoft.
Role range: 1665-1667 – 1629-1691
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Cornelis Tromp Biography and Timeline
Follow Cornelis Tromp through 14 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Cornelis Tromp, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1665
Fleet Rebuilding
Helps rebuild Dutch naval confidence after the Battle of Lowestoft.
Role range: 1665-1667 – 1629-1691
Lowestoft Fleet Formation Tromp
Cornelis Tromp served as a Dutch vice admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.
Role range: 1665-1667
Lowestoft Line Of Battle Tromp
Cornelis Tromp served as a Dutch vice admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.
Role range: 1665-1667
Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Tromp
Cornelis Tromp served as a Dutch vice admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.
Role range: 1665-1667
Bergen Harbour Defence Tromp
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. Dutch East India merchantmen were sheltered in Bergen harbour when an English squadron mounted its attack.
Role range: 1665-1667
Bergen Fortress Intervention Tromp
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. Danish Norwegian shore batteries intervened in the engagement and helped prevent the English from seizing the Dutch convoy.
Role range: 1665-1667
Bergen English Withdrawal Tromp
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. After a costly exchange of fire the English attacking force withdrew and the Dutch ships remained in the harbour.
Role range: 1665-1667
1672
Sole Bay Surprise Attack Tromp
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. The Dutch fleet attacked the Anglo French force near Sole Bay before the allied commanders could fully exploit their strength.
Role range: 1672-1674
Sole Bay Flagship Fighting Tromp
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. The hard fought action involved close engagements among capital ships including the loss of the English flagship Royal James.
Role range: 1672-1674
Sole Bay Strategic Result Tromp
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. Although both sides claimed successes the Dutch attack disrupted allied operational plans and prevented an easy invasion attempt.
Role range: 1672-1674
1673
Schooneveldt First Schooneveld Battle Tromp
Cornelis Tromp served as a Dutch admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The Dutch under de Ruyter fought an Anglo French fleet near the Schooneveld banks on 7 June 1673 Gregorian reckoning.
Role range: 1672-1674
Schooneveldt Second Schooneveld Battle Tromp
Cornelis Tromp served as a Dutch admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. A second engagement on 14 June 1673 saw Dutch forces again resist the larger Anglo French fleet off the coast.
Role range: 1672-1674
Schooneveldt Invasion Defence Tromp
Cornelis Tromp served as a Dutch admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The two actions helped deny the allied fleet the command of coastal waters necessary to support an invasion of the Netherlands.
Role range: 1672-1674
Records, sources and methodology
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