On this day October 31 1641 the passing of Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol.
Dutch Admiral and pioneer of the peg leg known by the Spanish as El Pirata "The pirate" Cornelis Jol was born in the fishing village of Scheveningen in 1597. Joining the Dutch West India Company in 1626 he quickly ascended through the ranks to admiral commended for his great courage and initiative.
Cornelis more of a pirate than an admiral spent his time as a privateer harassing Spanish and Portuguese along the coast of Brazil and the greater Caribbean gathering riches in the process as well as participating in the Eighty years war for Dutch independence , notably commanding seven ships in the Battle of the downs and capturing the city of Luanda and the island of Sao Tome from the Portuguese , where he fell ill struck by malaria passing on - October 31 1641.
sourced from the biography of Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol Wikipedia.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_Jol
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegleg
Information about the eighty years war and battle of the downs.
- http://www.spanishwars.net/17th-century-80-years-war-summary.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War
- https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/discover/explore/stuarts/1780674/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Downs
Happy Halloween!
Dutch Admiral and pioneer of the peg leg known by the Spanish as El Pirata "The pirate" Cornelis Jol was born in the fishing village of Scheveningen in 1597. Joining the Dutch West India Company in 1626 he quickly ascended through the ranks to admiral commended for his great courage and initiative.
Cornelis more of a pirate than an admiral spent his time as a privateer harassing Spanish and Portuguese along the coast of Brazil and the greater Caribbean gathering riches in the process as well as participating in the Eighty years war for Dutch independence , notably commanding seven ships in the Battle of the downs and capturing the city of Luanda and the island of Sao Tome from the Portuguese , where he fell ill struck by malaria passing on - October 31 1641.
sourced from the biography of Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol Wikipedia.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_Jol
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegleg
Information about the eighty years war and battle of the downs.
- http://www.spanishwars.net/17th-century-80-years-war-summary.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War
- https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/discover/explore/stuarts/1780674/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Downs
Happy Halloween!
