Arend Dickmann - Admiral

Admiral

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 in the Polish Navy

Polish Navy

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. He was a Dutchman

Netherlands

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, born in Delft

Delft

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 under the name Arend Dijckman. From 1608 he lived in Gdansk

Gdansk

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, being an owner of a merchant ship. In 1626 he entered in the service of the Polish king Sigismund III Vasa

Sigismund III Vasa

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. On 24 November 1627 he was nominated as admiral of the Polish Navy.

During the victorious Battle of Oliwa

Battle of Oliwa

The naval Battle of Oliva, also Battle of Oliwa or Battle of Gdańsk Roadstead, took place on 28 November 1627 during the Polish-Swedish War outside Danzig harbour near Oliva , a village outside of Danzig...

 against the Swedish

Sweden

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 fleet (28 November 1627) he commanded the Polish Navy in the galleon

Galleon

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 Sankt Georg. The Poles captured the Swedish galleon Tigern and made another, Solen, to be scuttled by her crew, but Admiral Dickmann was killed on board the Tigern, being shot by a cannonball

Round shot

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through his legs. He received a state burial in Gdansk.