Jan Meppel
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Jan Corneliszoon Meppel (1609, Hoorn
- 2 November 1669, Hoorn) was a Dutch naval commander who took the place of Pieter Floriszoon
after his death. He fought in the Four Days' Battle, the St. James's Day Battle
, and the Raid on the Medway
.
Hoorn
-Cities :* Purmerend * Enkhuizen * Alkmaar * Amsterdam * Lelystad * Den Helder * Leeuwarden -Towns :* Edam...
- 2 November 1669, Hoorn) was a Dutch naval commander who took the place of Pieter Floriszoon
Pieter Floriszoon
Pieter Floriszoon was a Dutch Vice Admiral from the 17th century....
after his death. He fought in the Four Days' Battle, the St. James's Day Battle
St. James's Day Battle
The naval St James' Day Battle , the Battle of the North Foreland and the Battle of Orfordness) took place on 25 July 1666 — St James' day in the Julian calendar then in use in England , during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and was fought between fleets of England, commanded jointly by...
, and the Raid on the Medway
Raid on the Medway
The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War...
.