Rank Rear Admiral | Name Johan Zoutman | |
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Born May 10, 1724Reeuwijk ( 1724-05-10 ) Battles/wars Fourth Anglo-Dutch WarBattle of Dogger BankAmerican Revolutionary War Similar People Jan Hendrik van Kinsb, George Brydges Rodney, Pierre Andre de Suffren, Francois Joseph Paul de G, Bernardo de Galvez | ||
Service/branch Royal Netherlands Navy | ||
Johan Arnold Zoutman (10 May 1724, Reeuwijk – 7 May 1793, The Hague) was a Dutch naval figure and Rear Admiral who fought at the Battle of Dogger Bank in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Zoutman also fought in the American Revolutionary War.
Legacy
In 1798, Fort Zoutman was built in his name at Oranjestad and is the oldest Dutch structure on the island of Aruba. The Willem III Tower was built at the west entrance of the fort in 1868 and has functioned as a clock tower, lighthouse and a station for the Aruba Police Force. The fort now houses the Aruba Historical Museum.
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