Dutch naval officer: Cornelis Evertsen de Oude

Cornelis Evertsen was born in Vlissingen on 4 July 1610. He was killed in action at the Four Days Battle on 11 June 1666. He commanded in the Battles of Dover, the Kentish Knock, and Dungeness in 1652. In 1653, he commanded in the Battles of Portland, the Gabbard, and Scheveningen. He fought in the Battle of the Sound in 1658, in the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665, and the Four Days Battle in 1666, where he was killed by a cannon ball. He served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He was promoted to captain on 25 August 1636. On 1 May 1652, he was appointed as a temporary Schout-bij-Nacht. On 14 March 1654, he was made a permanent Schout-bij-Nacht. On 16 December 1664, he was promoted to Vice-Admiral. On 15 July 1665, he was appointed Lieutenant-Admiral. This is from my translation of what Luc Eekhout wrote in Het Admiralenboek.