ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ɐlˈɔŋ ðə spˈænɪʃ kˈoʊst ænd wɪð ˈoʊnli sˈɪks ʃˈɪps, hiː wɪðstˈʊd ɐn ɐtˈæk baɪ ɐ flˈiːt ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dˈʌtʃ ʃˈɪps ˌʌndɚ kˈɔːɹnɛliz ˈɛvɚtsən ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ.
In 1677, along the Spanish coast and with only six ships, he withstood an attack by a fleet of 25 Dutch ships under Cornelis Evertsen the younger.