Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon definition of Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon (mär`tən här`pərtsōn trômp), 1597–1653, Dutch admiral. A sailor from childhood, he joined the navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant admiral in 1637. In 1639, by remarkable tactics, he was able to blockade and crush a Spanish fleet in the Downs of the English Channel; this defeat marked the passing of Spanish sea power. In June, 1652, his refusal to lower his flag in deference to the English Admiral Robert Blake started the first of the Dutch Wars Dutch Wars, series of conflicts between the English and Dutch during the mid to late 17th cent. The wars had their roots in the Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry, although the last of the three wars was a wider conflict in which French interests played a primary role.
..... Click the link for more information. . He won control of the English Channel by his victory (Dec., 1652) over the English off Dungeness, but he was soon forced to withdraw before superior forces. The inferiority of his fleet caused the loss (June, 1653) of 20 ships near Gabbard Shoal. He effected a union with Witte de Witt's squadron and joined in the attack (Aug., 1653) on the English off Scheveningen. Though Tromp and de Witt were defeated, this action broke the blockade of the Dutch coast and was the last major conflict of the war. Tromp was killed in the battle.

Bibliography

See his Journal Anno 1639 (tr. by C. R. Boxer, 1930).

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	trolley wire Trolleybus Trollhattan Trollhättan Trollhatte Canal Trollhätte Canal Trollheimen trolling Trollius Trollope Trollope, Anthony Trombe wall Trombea Trombetti, Alfredo Trombiculidae Trombidiformes Trombone Tromegan Tromelin Island tromethamine tromino trommel trommel screen Tromp Tromp, Cornelis Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon trompe trompe l'oeil Troms Tromso Tromsø TRON Trona Trondheim Trondheim, University of Trondheimsfjord Tronov, Mikhail Tronov, Mikhail Vladimirovich Tronskii, Iosif Tronskii, Iosif Moiseevich Troop Artillery Troop Command and Control Troop Coordination Troop Security troop ship trooper Troostite Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum Tropaeum Traiani Troparion	trombone player Trombone-action Trombones Trombones trombonist trombonist trombonists trombonists Trombose Venosa Profunda Trombosis Trombosis Trombosis Tromegan Tromelin Tromelin Island tromethamine tromethamine Tromif Lysenko Tromino trommel trommel trommel screen trommels trommels tromomania tromometer tromp tromp tromp Tromp, Cornelis Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp1 trompe trompe trompe l'oeil trompe l'oeil trompe l'oeils trompe l'oeils trompe-l'oeil tromped tromped tromped on tromped on Trompete Trompete Trompete Trompetengeige Trompeter Electronics, Inc. Trompette marine Trompil trompillo tromping tromping tromping on tromping on tromps tromps tromps tromps on tromps on Troms

Mentioned in

Encyclopedia browser

Full browser

No references found