Cornelis van Quaelberg

Cornelis van Quaelberg
3rd Commander of the Cape
In office
27 September 1666 – 18 June 1668
Preceded by Zacharias Wagenaer
Succeeded by Jacob Borghorst
Personal details
Born 1623
Amsterdam
Died 3 February 1687
Batavia

Cornelis van Quaelberg, also written as van Quaelbergen or van Quaalberg (1623, Amsterdam[1] – 3 February 1687, Batavia[2]) was the third commander of the Dutch Cape Colony from 1666 to 1668.

Van Quaelberg began his career in the service of the Dutch East India Company in Masulipatam, India, where he became Commander in 1652.[3] He was transferred to the Cape in 1666. Two years later he fell out of favour and was fired in 1668 after lending help to a French fleet which he did not know was an enemy because news of the outbreak of war spread slowly. His good name was later restored and he was promoted to Governor of Banda in East India. Van Quaelberg died on 3 February 1687 in Batavia.

References

  1. ↑ M. A. M. Verstegen, De Indische Zeeherberg: de stichting van Zuid-Afrika door de VOC
  2. ↑ Daghregister van't Casteel Batavia van het jaar 1687 Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine., Afgelaai op 2 Maart 2007
  3. ↑ Rosenthal, Eric, Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Juta and Company Limited, Kaapstad en Johannesburg, 1978.
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