Jean Bart

Jean Bart
Portrait by Mathieu Elias
Birth nameJan Baert
Born21 October 1650
Dunkirk
Died27 April 1702(1702-04-27) (aged 51)
Dunkirk
Allegiance
Years of service1672–1697
RankAdmiral
Battles / warsNine Years' War
AwardsChevalier of the Order of Saint Louis

Jean Bart (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ baʁ]; Dutch: Jan Baert; 21 October 1650 – 27 April 1702) was a Flemish naval commander and privateer.