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    Jacob Binckes (1637, Koudum – 12 December 1677) was a Dutch commodore. Jacob himself used the name Benckes. Jacob was seafarer trading mostly on Norway...
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  • Binckes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jacob Binckes (1637–1677), Dutch naval officer William Binckes (bapt. 1653–1712), English...
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    commanded by Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest of the Admiralty of Zeeland and Jacob Binckes of the Admiralty of Amsterdam recaptured New York, which had been English...
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    Franco-Dutch War. A naval expedition led by Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and Jacob Binckes attacked English and French possessions in North America. Evertsen originally...
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    under joint command of admirals Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and Jacob Binckes and an improvised English squadron on 12 and 13 July 1673 (O.S., 22-23...
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    the Jewish colonists at Jodensavanne. During the Franco-Dutch War, Jacob Binckes captured Cayenne for the Dutch in 1676. Later the same year, the French...
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    squadron under the joint command of Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and Jacob Binckes retook New York in the Reconquest of New Netherland and the Dutch held...
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    took place on 3 March 1677 between a Dutch fleet under the command of Jacob Binckes and a French squadron commanded by Jean II d'Estrées attempting to recapture...
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    governor Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre arrived. The Dutch vice admiral Jacob Binckes arrived at Cayenne on 4 May 1676 and landed 900 troops near Fort Saint...
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    Admiral Cornelis Evertsen aboard the flagship Swaenenburgh, and Commodore Jacob Binckes, had combined their fleets and were plundering English shipping in the...
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