Isaac Sweers (occasionally Ysaack Sweerts; 1 January 1622 – 22 August 1673) was a 17th-century Dutch vice-admiral with the

Admiralty of Amsterdam The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the largest of the five Dutch admiralties at the time of the Dutch Republic. The administration of the various admiralties was strongly influenced by provincial interests. The territory for which Amsterdam ...

who fought in the

Anglo-Dutch Wars The Anglo–Dutch Wars ( nl, Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen) were a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later Great Britain) from mid-17th to late 18th century. The first three wars occurred in the second ...

. was a of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after Sweers.

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* * * 1622 births 1673 deaths Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic Dutch military personnel killed in action Dutch naval personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars People from Nijmegen {{Netherlands-mil-bio-stub