Engelbertus Lucas Sr.

Engelbertus Lucas (c. 5 March 1747 in Schiedam – 21 June 1797 in Schiedam) was a Dutch naval officer, who as a rear-admiral, commanding a squadron of the Batavian Navy, was forced to surrender that squadron on 17 August 1796 at Saldanha Bay (Cape Colony) to a Royal Navy squadron under Vice-Admiral George Elphinstone.

This article is about Rear-Admiral Engelbertus Lucas (1747–1797). For his son Lieutenant-Admiral Engelbertus Lucas, see Engelbertus Lucas (1785–1870).
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