Cornelis Evertsen the Younger
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger (born April 16, 1628 in Vlissingen ; † September 20, 1679 ibid) was a Dutch vice admiral.
Cornelis Evertsen the Younger was the second son of Admiral Johan Evertsen (1600–1666) and nephew of Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the Elder (1610–1666), who was the father of Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest . Cornelis Evertsen the Younger first sailed on his father's ship Hollandia , became quartermaster at the age of fifteen and, in 1648, a shipper (the highest rank of non-commissioned officer). In 1651 he became lieutenant commander and in 1652 was given command of the ship Vlissingen in the First Anglo-Dutch War . He was his father's flag captain in the sea battle at Scheveningen and was seriously injured. After the war, he escorted convoys of merchant ships. In 1659 he became a captain in regular service. In 1661 he succeeded in arresting the French pirate Jean Collaert from Dunkirk, who waged a trade war from Great Britain and for Portugal, for which he received a high reward. In the same year he was part of an expedition against barbares in the Mediterranean under Michiel de Ruyter and Cornelis Evertsen the Elder as captain . In the Second Anglo-Dutch War he served under his father in the naval battle at Lowestoft and in 1665 became Rear Admiral ( Schout-bij-Nacht ) . He took part in the Four Day Battle and became Vice Admiral of Zeeland in September 1666. In the same year his father and uncle died. In September 1666 he and Isaac Sweers conquered the Royal Charles near Calais , for which he received a large prize money. At the Raid on the Medway he did not participate because the fleet was equipped Zealand too late.
He took part in all sea battles in the Third Anglo-Dutch War on his flagship Zierikzee and in the unsuccessful expedition of Michiel de Ruyter to Martinique . In 1675 he became the commander of Vlissingen and major of Fort Rammekens. In 1676 he took part under Cornelis Tromp as part of the Dutch aid fleet on the side of the Danes in the war against Sweden. In 1678 he was involved in operations against the French in the Mediterranean on the Spanish side, forcing the French to give up Messina .
He was married twice (first to Maria Raule, daughter of a councilor from Vlissingen, then to Agnes Le Sage, with whom he had three sons), achieved prosperity and died of an illness in Vlissingen. He lies there in the family grave.
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| SURNAME | Evertsen, Cornelis the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vlissingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1679 |
| Place of death | Vlissingen |