Military
- Maarten Tromp (1598–1653), admiral
- Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691), admiral, commander-in-chief of the Dutch and Danish navies
- Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676), admiral in the Anglo-Dutch Wars
- Cornelis Jol (1597–1641), admiral and privateer
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor,
Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore.”
—Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979)
“The transformation of the impossible into reality is always the mark of a demonic will. The only way to recognize a military genius is by the fact that, during the war, he will mock the rules of warfare and will employ creative improvisation instead of tested methods and he will do so at the right moment.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)
“Personal prudence, even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations, surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an excessive love of glory, impassioning a less burning impulse, the honest sense of duty, is the first.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)