Dutch Captain: Jacob Wolphertszoon

Jacob Wolphertszoon (or Wolfertszoon or Wolfertsen) served the Admiralty of Zeeland. In December 1652, he fought in the Battle of Dungeness, where he was assigned to Jan Evertsen's squadron. In early 1653, he fought in the Battle of Portland, and commanded a ship that was one of the 17 ships that sailed back to Zeeland after the battle. Late in the battle, he supplied Cornelis Evertsen de Oude with two barrels of gunpowder and some match. He almost certainly fought in the Battle of the Gabbard, and definitely fought in the Battle of Scheveningen. At Scheveningen, he was in Michiel De Ruyter's squadron and was in Marcus Hartman's small unit, along with Jacob Swart and Captain de Bitter. De Ruyter issued orders, in detail, to the smaller units composing his squadron. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.

2. C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912.

3. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1927.

4. Dr. S. R. Gardiner, and C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.III, 1906.