Jan van Speijk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Speijk.

Jan van Speijk
Portrait of van Speijk
Born(1802-01-31)31 January 1802
Amsterdam, Batavian Republic
Died5 February 1831(1831-02-05) (aged 29)
Antwerp, Belgium
Buried
Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
AllegianceNetherlands
BranchRoyal Netherlands Navy
Service years1820–1831
RankLieutenant commander
Wars
AwardsMilitary Order of William

Lieutenant-Commander Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk (31 January 1802 – 5 February 1831), also known as van Speyk, was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who became a public hero in the Netherlands for his opposition to the Belgian Revolution.

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