Privateers and Pirates
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Cornelis Daniëlsen
- His nickname is Brackman. Daniëlsen was a Dutch privateer who was active in the 17th century. On 31 May of 1619 he attacked the French privateer La Chenay. La Chenay had two prizes with him at the time: a ship from the city of Vlissingen and a ship from the city Lübeck. La Chenay was defeated by Daniëlsen.
- Karel Dauwe
- Dutch privateer in the service of Spain in 1585.
- John Davis
- Pirate, said to have been born in Jamaica in the seventeenth century. Cruized on Spanish ships in the Gulf of Pocatauro. Later attacked and plundered the cities of Nicaragua and Saint Augustine (on the coast of Florida). John Esquemeling mentions him on pages 56 and 57 of his book The Buccaneers of America.
- Adriaan Dirksen
- Dirksen was vice-admiral and member of the board of admirals of Duinkerken in 1597. In May 1599 he brought in a steersman of a fishing-boat at Duinkerken. The Steersman from Schiedam was imprisoned, as was usual, until his ransom was paid. In August of the year 1600 the Dutchman was Captain of the flagship of a fleet of privateers. This fleet sailed from Duinkerken in the night of 9/10 August and was commanded by Anton of Burgundy, Lord of Wacken. The privateer fleet of 12 vessels sailed towards the Dutch fishing-fleet near the coast of Scotland. On August 14 the four convoy ships were attacked. The convoyship Den Dolphijn exploded due to a cannonball that struck the powder-room. The other three ships were forced to flee. 25 of the fishing-boats were taken. The crews were transported aboard the privateer vessels, after which the fishing-boats were burnt. Several ships were sunk with the crews still aboard. 13 Dutch fishing-boats that approached the fleet unsuspecting were also taken by the privateers. The convoyship De Victorie, under the command of captain Hooghemoet, exploded due to a cannonball that struck the powder-room. 11 of the fishing-boats were let go, after imprisoning their steersmen. The other 2 ships were sunk.
In November 1605 a squadron of 3 ships, under the command of Adriaan Dirksen, sailed from Duinkerken. They were caught by a Dutch squadron that tried to block the port. Captain Moy Lambert managed to board the ship of Dirksen and was later assisted by Captain Jan Gerbrandtsen. The combined attack proved to much. Adriaan Dirksen was killed and the survivors (89 of the original crew of 126) surrendered. Most of them were immediately executed after the return of the Dutch ships to the ports of Amsterdam and Enkhuizen. 4 privateers managed to escape from their prison the Delfse Poort the night before their execution, on 16 November 1605.
- Andries Dirksen
- privateer in the service of Spain. He operated in 1602 from the port of Duinkerken. In August 1602 he met with bad luck. He was caught trying to sail past the blockade and was ran aground trying to avoid being attacked.
- Michiel Dorne
- Filips van Dorp (±1587 - ±1652)
- Lieutenant-Admiral of Zeeland in 1632. He became the Lieutenant- Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland in 1632. He was replaced by Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp due to his failed attempts to deal with the privateers from Duinkerken in 1637.
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