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in 1763. After her death he married
Elisabeth Annes de Haan in 1769. She also died young, due to complications of childbirth. Hinxt married again in 1790, with Catharina Joris de Haan (Elisabeth's sister?), who was also born in Leeuwarden. The couple moved to the city of
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He allegedly spoke to his
Lieutenant Jacob Oelsen, asking: "Will we have to surrender?", Oelsen answered: "No captain! We won't surrender, we will give all we can." Hinxt replied: "Then continue, and do your duty!" Minutes later, the
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party in 1787, Hinxt had not openly supported a cause. Old letters reveal that he did have contacts with the
Patriot party. So when the patriots seized power in 1795, it was clear to Hinxt that he would join the
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prevented the
Batavian fleet from leaving port. In the summer of 1797, the Batavian fleet was stationed near Texel. At this time, Hinxt, his wife, and his daughter Anna Maria (born in 1778) were all aboard the
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became badly damaged. Captain
Haringman (and other officers with him) acted arrogantly towards Hinxt and his small cutter and refused to pay the repair costs. In the end, the issue was solved when Admiral
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to await the French forces from the South. Hinxt was known to be a good navigator, but he wasn't a good military man. Yet in 1794, he collided with the ship of war
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was indeed a fast ship, and Hinxt often organized matches for speed with other ships. In the years 1783–1785, Hinxt sailed for the Dutch colony of
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s officers left the battle, considering their situation hopeless. The Battle of
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was quickly informed of this, and on 11 October 1797 the two fleets engaged each other near the village of Camperdown. The
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