Person:Hidde De Vries (1)
Hidde Sjoerds De Vries
b.22 Dec 1645 Sexbierum
d.1 Jul 1694 North Sea Near Dunkirk (at sea)
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Name Hidde Sjoerds De Vries
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Dec 1645 Sexbierum
Death? 1 Jul 1694 North Sea Near Dunkirk (at sea)

He died in a fight on the North Sea on 1 July 1694 in a fight with French privateers near Dunkirk while was in combat against Jean Bart's squadron (Anglo-Dutch Wars); he was shot by a pistol ball and died. He served the Admiralty of Friesland; he was appointed captain in 1683. He was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht on 26 March 1692. This is from a translation of the entry in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek.

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  1.   http://oudbarradeel.nl/?p=616, in Http://oudbarradeel.nl/?p=616.
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