Aert Jansse van Nes
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Aert Jansse van Nes | |
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Born | 1626 Rotterdam |
Died | 13 September 1693 | (aged 66–67)
Allegiance | Dutch |
Service/ | Navy |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars | Raid on the Medway |
Aert Jansse van Nes (1626 – 13 or 14 September 1693) was a 17th-century Dutch naval commander, notable for commanding the second squadron in the raid on the Medway in 1667.
He was born at Rotterdam. Three modern ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named after him - a destroyer in 1931, a frigate in 1966 and a multipurpose frigate (F833) in 1992.
Categories:
- 1626 births
- 1693 deaths
- Military personnel from Rotterdam
- Dutch naval personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars
- Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic