Jan Lichthart
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Jan Lichthart
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Jan Cornelisz Lichthart, also known as Johan or Johannes Lichthart, was a Dutch admiral in the service of the Dutch West India Company. He distinguished himself as a buccaneer, attacking Spanish and Portuguese fleets and forts in the Caribbean and South America, particularly along the coast of present-day Brazil. Lichthart, who had lived in Lisbon and spoke Portuguese, played a major part in the Dutch struggle against the Portuguese for possession of Brazil from 1630 onwards. For instance, a squ
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Dutch admiral
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2024-02-15T14:48:18Z
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