Dutch Captain: Gillis Janszoon

Gillis (or Gilles) Janszoon died in the Sound on 2 June 1659. He commanded in the Battle of the Sound in 1658, and died of sickness or wounds on board his ship. Gillis Janszoon served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He was appointed as captain in 1636. In 1657, he was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht. This is from my translation of the short biography in Luc Eekhout's book Het Admiralenboek. We also know more about Gillis Janszoon than what Luc Eekhout has written. During the First Anglo-Dutch War, he seems to have commanded the Zeeland ship Zeeridder (28 guns). He took part in Tromp's abortive voyage to the Shetlands, where the fleet was scattered by a storm. He was very likely at the Battle of the Kentish Knock as well as the Battle of Dungeness, later in 1652. He also fought in the Battle of Portland, where he was in Cornelis Evertsen's division. He almost certainly took part in the Battles of the Gabbard and Scheveningen, later in 1653. In 1658, he commanded the Zeeland frigate Windhond (23 guns).