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Roemer Vlacq (1637–1703)

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31: 51: 149:. When the French boarded his vessel and threatened to overpower his forces, he blew up the ship. Most of the crew lost their lives, but French ships were damaged as well. Vlacq himself survived, although heavily injured and returned to the Netherlands in October of the same year. 303: 278: 273: 288: 210:. Vlacq had lost an arm and shoulder and half his crew before surrendering the ship. The entire Dutch flotilla was destroyed. He was made a prisoner and transported to 283: 191: 179: 198:, Vlacq sacrificed his warships in a successful attempt to let the merchant convoy escape. Vlacq's 50-gun flagship, the 195: 218: 257: 172: 93: 253: 223: 97: 240: 298: 293: 146: 85: 39: 109: 175:
and re-entered service with the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He once again went into convoy service.
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when a fleet of 110 Dutch and British merchant ships that he was escorting out of
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Helden van het vaderland. Onze geschiedenis in 19e-eeuwse taferelen verbeeld
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Roemer Vlacq, son of Anna Jansdochter Verrijn and Dirk Vlacq, a
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Dutch military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession
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officer who blew up his ship to keep it out of enemy hands.
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Dutch naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession
214:, where he succumbed to his injuries on 17 July 1703. 119:. In 1674 he was commander of the transport vessel 245:Digitale bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren 228:, vice admiral of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. 186:with five warships hit a French five-warships 274:Dutch naval personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars 8: 202:was attacked by the 90-gun thriple-deckers 289:Dutch military personnel killed in action 145:. On 3 March 1677 he was involved in the 65:(August 1637 – 17 July 1703) was a 29: 123:during De Ruyter's expedition against 7: 254:Heldendaden der Nederlanders ter zee 34:Roemer Vlacq blows up his ship, the 194:on 22 May 1703. During the ensuing 178:Vlacq was injured again during the 25: 88:, became lieutenant commander of 284:People from Gouda, South Holland 217:Roemer Vlacq was grandfather to 1: 180:War of the Spanish Succession 130:In March 1676 he went to the 96:in 1671. In 1672, during the 260:, reviewed on 11 March 2012. 164:and in 1690 and 1691 in the 192:Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon 100:, he commanded the frigate 320: 196:Battle of Cap de la Roque 160:services: in 1678 to the 27:Dutch States Navy officer 219:Roemer Vlacq (1712–1774) 18:Roemer Vlacq (1637-1703) 258:Royal Netherlands Navy 94:Admiralty of Amsterdam 59: 47: 98:Third Anglo-Dutch War 53: 33: 147:action of March 1677 40:action of March 1677 136:Huys van Kruyningen 36:Huys van Kruyningen 152:At the end of the 110:lieutenant admiral 60: 48: 113:Michiel de Ruyter 106:Battle of Solebay 67:Dutch States Navy 16:(Redirected from 311: 252: 239: 227: 190:under commodore 156:Vlacq performed 154:Franco-Dutch War 21: 319: 318: 314: 313: 312: 310: 309: 308: 264: 263: 250: 237: 234: 221: 44:Barend Wijnveld 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 317: 315: 307: 306: 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 266: 265: 262: 261: 248: 233: 230: 134:as captain of 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 316: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 271: 269: 259: 255: 249: 246: 242: 236: 235: 231: 229: 225: 220: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 176: 174: 171: 167: 163: 162:Bay of Biscay 159: 155: 150: 148: 144: 143:Jacob Binckes 141: 137: 133: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 57: 52: 45: 41: 38:, during the 37: 32: 19: 244: 216: 207: 204:Le Vainqueur 203: 199: 177: 151: 135: 129: 120: 116: 101: 89: 71: 63:Roemer Vlacq 62: 61: 55: 35: 299:1703 deaths 294:1637 births 222: [ 208:Le Monarque 170:stadtholder 104:during the 268:Categories 251:(in Dutch) 238:(in Dutch) 232:References 200:Muiderberg 166:Baltic Sea 125:Martinique 78:apothecary 56:Muiderberg 140:commodore 132:Caribbean 121:Opperdoes 102:Postiljon 92:with the 74:physician 58:gets shot 188:flotilla 42:(art by 173:William 212:Toulon 184:Lisbon 158:convoy 138:under 108:under 82:notary 226:] 86:Gouda 84:from 206:and 117:Brak 90:Kits 80:and 54:The 270:: 256:, 224:nl 127:. 76:, 247:. 46:) 20:)

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Roemer Vlacq (1637-1703)

action of March 1677
Barend Wijnveld

Dutch States Navy
physician
apothecary
notary
Gouda
Admiralty of Amsterdam
Third Anglo-Dutch War
Battle of Solebay
lieutenant admiral
Michiel de Ruyter
Martinique
Caribbean
commodore
Jacob Binckes
action of March 1677
Franco-Dutch War
convoy
Bay of Biscay
Baltic Sea
stadtholder
William
War of the Spanish Succession
Lisbon
flotilla
Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon

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