Dutch Captain: Adriaan van den Bosch

In 1653, Adriaan van den Bosch commanded an Admiralty of Amsterdam ship Engel Gabriel. This ship name is confusing, as Isaak Sweer's hired ship Engel Gabriel (36 guns) was sunk at the Battle of Portland. There was another 's-Lands' ship named Engel Gabriel, as well. At least, Vreugdenhil listed such a ship as being in service in 1648. In addition, Bastiaan Bardoel commanded an Amsterdam Directors' ship named Engel Gabriel (28 guns) during 1652 and possibly beyond. We believe that Adriaan van den Bosch fought in the Battle of Scheveningen, and possibly in the Battle of the Gabbard. There are no lists for those battles, so it is a matter of looking through the literature for references. There is also one archival document that is similar to that published in "Thurloe" that mentions "Captain van den Bos" that almost certainly refers to Adriaan van den Bosch. In 1656, Adriaan van den Bosch commanded the Duivenvoorde (42 guns) in the expedition to Danzig. In 1658, he commanded the Edam (28 guns), although he was absent from the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.
2. C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912.
3. Vreugdenhil, A., Ships of the United Netherlands, 1648-1702, London, 1938.