Moy Lambert
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Lambert Hendriksz was a Dutch
Vice Admiral active in the first half of the 17th century, known for his lack of physical beauty. He is usually referred to by his nickname Mooy Lambert ("Lambert the beautiful").
In the early 17th century he served under Willem Haultain and Jacob van Heemskerk
and was present as Rear Admiral at the Battle of Gibraltar
. He was active against the Dunkirk corsairs and in 1605 managed to defeat and capture the Dunkirk admiral Adriaan Dirksen.
From 1616 to 1624 he was mostly active in the Mediterranean to protect Dutch merchants from the Barbary pirates and in 1618 teamed up with the Spanish to defeat the Algerian corsair fleet.
In 1622 he negotiated a peace agreement with the pasha of Algiers
to leave Dutch merchant shipping unmolested. After this treaty was broken by the Algerians, Lambert was sent to take punitive action against the Barbary pirates and through harsh negotiations managed to force the Algerians to set hundreds of Christian slaves free.
After his death, having served the admiralty of Rotterdam for more than forty years, he was given a grave memorial in the St Laurens church of Rotterdam.
The inscription on the epitaph reads:
Hier leidt in 't graf een held manhaft
Mooy Lambert Hendrikszoon
Die in zijn tijd tot Spanjaars spijt
Haar trots heeft 't hoofd geboon
Zijn deftigheid was ook verbreid
Onder de Turkse natie
Die hij dikwijls met zijn metaal
Verwon in korten spacie
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...
Vice Admiral active in the first half of the 17th century, known for his lack of physical beauty. He is usually referred to by his nickname Mooy Lambert ("Lambert the beautiful").
In the early 17th century he served under Willem Haultain and Jacob van Heemskerk
Jacob van Heemskerk
Jacob van Heemskerk was a Dutch explorer and later admiral commanding the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar.-Arctic exploration:...
and was present as Rear Admiral at the Battle of Gibraltar
Battle of Gibraltar
The naval Battle of Gibraltar took place on 25 April 1607 during the Eighty Years' War when a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. During the four hours of action, most of the Spanish fleet was destroyed....
. He was active against the Dunkirk corsairs and in 1605 managed to defeat and capture the Dunkirk admiral Adriaan Dirksen.
From 1616 to 1624 he was mostly active in the Mediterranean to protect Dutch merchants from the Barbary pirates and in 1618 teamed up with the Spanish to defeat the Algerian corsair fleet.
In 1622 he negotiated a peace agreement with the pasha of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
to leave Dutch merchant shipping unmolested. After this treaty was broken by the Algerians, Lambert was sent to take punitive action against the Barbary pirates and through harsh negotiations managed to force the Algerians to set hundreds of Christian slaves free.
After his death, having served the admiralty of Rotterdam for more than forty years, he was given a grave memorial in the St Laurens church of Rotterdam.
The inscription on the epitaph reads:
Hier leidt in 't graf een held manhaft
Mooy Lambert Hendrikszoon
Die in zijn tijd tot Spanjaars spijt
Haar trots heeft 't hoofd geboon
Zijn deftigheid was ook verbreid
Onder de Turkse natie
Die hij dikwijls met zijn metaal
Verwon in korten spacie