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Thursday, April 13, 2006

Dutch Captain: Yde Hilkeszoon Kolaert

Yde Hilkeszoon Kolaert served the Admiralty of Friesland. In August 1665, he commanded the Postiljon van Smirna (38 guns) in De Ruyter's fleet. He was assigned to the Fourth Squadron commanded by Tjerk Hiddeszoon de Vries. In June and July 1667, he commanded the Klein Frisia, and participated in the operations in the Channel. In 1671, he commanded the Westergo (56 guns) in Lt-Admiral Bankert's squadron with De Ruyter's fleet. Sources:
  1. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687
  2. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996

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