He fought in the Eighty Years' War against Spain, becoming a captain in 1635, in 1645 under Witte de With against Denmark and in the First Anglo-Dutch War against the Commonwealth of England.
He fought in the Eighty Years' War against Spain. He was becoming a captain in 1635 under Witte de With against Denmark and in the First Anglo-Dutch War against the Commonwealth of England. This was in 1645.