'' Schout-bij-nacht'' Johan Arnold Zoutman (10 May 1724 – 7 May 1793) was a Dutch States Navy officer, politician and surveyor who served in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. He is best known for commanding the Dutch fleet at the 1781 Battle of Dogger Bank.

Legacy

In 1798, Fort Zoutman was built in his name at Oranjestad and is the oldest Dutch structure on the island of

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. The Willem III Tower was built at the west entrance of the fort in 1868 and has functioned as a

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and a station for the Aruba Police Force. The fort now houses the Aruba Historical Museum.

Gallery

File:Joannes-Le-Francq-van-Berkhey-De-zeetriumph-der-Bataafsche-vrijheid MG 9368.tif, Johan Zoutman File:64 johan Arnold Zoutman, Schout bij nacht, 1724-1793.jpg, Johan Zoutman, Schout-bij-nacht File:Allegorie op de dood van vice-admiraal Zoutman, 1793, RP-P-OB-86.284.jpg, Allegory of Zoutman's death

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1724 births 1793 deaths People from Reeuwijk Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic 18th-century Dutch military personnel 18th-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-mil-bio-stub