For a while, in the late 1650s, there seemed to be a chance of becoming Commander-in-chief, as part of a political compromise, brought together by De Witt, but nothing came of it.
For et stykke tid i slutningen af ​​1650-erne syntes der at være en chance for at blive øverstbefalende som en del af et politisk kompromis, organiseret af De Witt, men der kom intet ud af det.