Cornelis Tromp

Cornelis Tromp
Cornelis Tromp
	Tromp by Peter Lely
Birth name	Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp
Born	3 September 1629; Rotterdam, Dutch Republic
Died	29 May 1691 (aged 61); Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Buried	Oude Kerk, Delft
Allegiance	Dutch Republic; Denmark–Norway;
Branch	Admiralty of Zeeland; Admiralty of Amsterdam; Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy;
Service years	1643–1691
Rank	Lieutenant-admiral general
Wars	First Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Elba; Battle of Leghorn; ; Second Northern War Siege of Danzig; ; Second Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Lowestoft; Four Days' Battle; St. James's Day Battle; ; Franco-Dutch War First Battle of Schooneveld; Second Battle of Schooneveld; Battle of Texel; Capture of Noirmoutier; Battle of Öland; Capture of Ystad; Invasion of Rügen; ;
Awards	Order of the Elephant
Relations	Maarten Tromp (father)

Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, Count of Sølvesborg (3 September 1629 – 29 May 1691) was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy. Tromp is one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in Dutch naval history due to his actions in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Scanian War. His father was the renowned Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp.

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