Nicolaas Sebastiaan Aalbers
Nicolaas Sebastiaan Aalbers | |
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| Born | 21 October 1772 Terborg, Gelderland |
| Died | 26 July 1806 (aged 33) Off Celebes, Java Sea |
| Allegiance | Dutch Republic Batavian Republic Kingdom of Holland |
| Branch | Dutch States Navy Batavian Navy Navy of the Kingdom of Holland |
| Years of service | 1780s–1806 |
| Rank | Captain at sea |
| Commands | Zwaluw Pallas |
| Battles / wars | |
Captain at sea Nicolaas Sebastiaan Aalbers (21 October 1772 – 26 July 1806) was a Dutch naval officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As an officer in the Dutch States Navy, he served in the Dutch East Indies from 1789 to 1792 prior to the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. Continuing to serve in the Batavian Navy, Aalbers returned to the East Indies in 1803 as part of a squadron under Vice-admiral Pieter Hartsinck. In late July 1806, he led a Dutch convoy which was defeated by the Royal Navy in the action of 26 July 1806, with Aalbers dying of wounds sustained during the battle.