DEXTER, RALPH [SSNE 8163]

Surname

DEXTER

First name

RALPH, RAFF, RAEFF (incorrectly as JOHN or JOHAN)

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Ralph Dexter was an English captain and engineer in the Anglo-Dutch Brigade. He obtained a captaincy before 1614, and participated in the expedition to Juliers-Cleves that year. He served at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom in 1622, where he was killed in an attack on 16 August. 

 

Sources:

 

Anon., A iournall or daily register of all those warlike atchieuments which happened in the siege of Berghen-up-Zoome in the Low-countries… All faithfully translated out of the original Low-Dutch copie (London, 1622), p. 3, 11.

Lambertus de Rijcke, Nathan Vayus, and Job du Rieu, Bergen op den Zoom, Beleghert op den 18 Iujilj 1622, ende Ontleghert den 3 Octobris des selven Iaers… ende heft sich erbarmt over fijn volck, (Middleburg, 1623), list of officers appearing at the end of the book.

Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Raad van State, nummer toegang 1.01.19, inventarisnummer 1242: Staten van Oorlog, 1617.

Peacham, Henry, A Most True Relation of the Affaires of Cleve and Gulick... (London, 1615), unnumbered page.

 

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ANGLO-DUTCH BRIGADE

Arrived 1614-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1622-08-16, as DECEASED

Capacity ENGINEER, OFFICER, purpose MILITARY