Isaac Sweers

Isaac Sweers (occasionally Ysaack Sweerts; 1 January 1622 – 22 August 1673) was a 17th-century Dutch vice-admiral with the Admiralty of Amsterdam who fought in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

Isaac Sweers
Sweers before 1673, by B. Vaillant
Other name(s)	Ysaack Sweerts
Born	1 January 1622 Nijmegen, Dutch Republic
Died	22 August 1673 (aged 51) off Texel, Dutch Republic
Allegiance	Dutch Republic
Admiralty	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Years of service	1649–1673
Rank	Vice-admiral
Wars	Anglo-Dutch Wars First Anglo-Dutch War      Battle of Portland Second Anglo-Dutch War      Battle of the Sound      Four Days' Battle      St. James's Day Battle Third Anglo-Dutch War      Battle of Solebay Franco-Dutch War      Battle of Kijkduin †
Spouse(s)	Constantia Bloemaert (1655)
Children	5
Relations	Salomon Sweers (brother)

HNLMS Isaac Sweers was a Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after Sweers.

Bibliography

• Bruijn, J. R., ed. (1966). "Dagregister van Isaäc Sweers". De oorlogvoering ter zee in 1673 (in Dutch). Groningen: Wolters. pp. 106–155. OCLC 780639117.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Herman, H. (1921). "Sweers, Isaac". Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (in Dutch). 5. Leiden: Sijthoff. pp. 850–851. OCLC 277609365.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Van der Aa, A. (1874). "Sweerts, Ysaack". Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden (in Dutch). 17. Haarlem: Brederode. pp. 1113–1114. OCLC 312812085.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Works by or about Isaac Sweers in libraries (WorldCat catalog)