Dutch naval officer: Hidde Sjoerds de Vries

Hidde Sjoerds de Vries was born at Sexbierum on 22 December 1645. He died in a fight on the North Sea on 1 July 1694. In a fight with French privateers near Dunkirk he was shot by a pistol ball and died. He served the Admiralty of Friesland. He was appointed captain in 1683. He was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht on 26 March 1692. This is from my translation of the entry in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek. Andrew says that Hidde Sjoerds de Vries was in combat against Jean Bart's squadron when he was killed.