Jan Jacobsen (English service)
Jan Jacobsen (fl. 1665–1667) was a mid-17th-century Flemish-born Dutch corsair and privateer. Operating out of France with other Dunkirkers such as Karel Verburg and Jan Jansen Gouverneur, he acted on behalf of England during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in the mid-1660s.[1]
Jan Jacobsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | fl. 1665 |
| Died | 1667 |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | Privateer |
| Allegiance | England |
| Years active | 1660s |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Dunkirk |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Dutch War |
References
- Rommelse, Gijs. The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667): Raison D'état, Mercantilism and Maritime Strife. Hilversum: Gigs Rommelse & Uitgeverij Verloren, 2006. (pg. 115) ISBN 90-6550-907-0
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