Hidde Sjoerds de Vries
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Hidde Sjoerds de Vries was a Dutch
commander, like his uncle Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
. During the Battle of Texel 1694, his ship was captured by the French and he died of wounds.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
commander, like his uncle Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries was a naval hero and Dutch admiral from the seventeenth century. The French, who could not pronounce his name, called him Kiërkides...
. During the Battle of Texel 1694, his ship was captured by the French and he died of wounds.