List of Dutch People - Military

Military

  • Karel Doorman (1889–1942), naval officer
  • Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577–1629), naval officer
  • Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584–1647), general and stadtholder
  • Hendrick Lucifer, naval officer turned pirate
  • J. B. van Heutsz (1851–1924), governor general of the Dutch East Indies
  • Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587–1629,) governor general of the Dutch East Indies
  • Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), general and stadtholder
  • Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676), naval officer
  • Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691), naval officer
  • Maarten Tromp (1598–1653), naval officer
  • Cornelis de Witt (1623–1672), naval officer and statesman
  • Witte Corneliszoon de With (1599–1658), naval officer

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