Dutch Captain: Willem van Kuilenburg

Willem van Kuilenburg served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He commanded the Deventer (66 guns) in the Schooneveld battles. In the first battle, the Deventer was boarded by the French Foudroyant, but the attack was thwarted and the French driven off. The French captain actually dropped his anchor to separate the ships. He drowned after the first battle when the Deventer sank. I had thought that the date was during the second battle, but Anderson says that the Deventer sank while on the way back for repairs after the first battle. The first battle was fought on May 28th (Old Style) and the second battle was fought on June 4th. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

3. J. R. Bruijn, De Oorlogvoering ter zee in 1673 in Journalen en Andere Stukken, 1966.