Herman Willem Daendels

Herman Willem Daendels ( born October 21, 1762, Hattem, † May 2, 1818 Gold Coast, today's Ghana ) was a Dutch general.

Life

Daendels studied law at the University of Harderwijk. He took as supporters of the patriots to the 1787 riots erupted in the Netherlands share, had therefore, as the cause of the patriots defeated, fled and took in Dunkirk happy trading speculation. In 1793 he was serving as Lieutenant Colonel of the General Dumouriez in his train against Holland significant services, 1794 Brigadier General in the new train to Holland under Jean -Charles Pichegru (1795 ) took the island of Bommel and the Fort St. Andrew, came after the proclamation of Batavian Republic as a major general in their services, and practiced at the governmental and constitutional changes are an important factor. As an opponent of the Democratic Party, which was at the helm, he went to Paris and was sent here by the French Directorate back to Holland to start a new revolution for the aristocracy, and succeeded him. With the General Brune he operated in 1799 in North Holland with success against the English and Russians, be what to compare "Rapport des opérations du lieutenant - général Daendels, depuis le 22 août jusqu'à la capitulation de l' armée anglaise et russe, le 18 octobre 1799 ".

Hostility led him in 1803 to submit his resignation. At the outbreak of the war of 1806 he received from the King of Holland in command of a division and took possession in October of East Friesland and Westphalia, for which he was appointed general of the cavalry and in February 1807 Marshal of Holland and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, which he managed from 1808 until the English invasion in 1811 with prudence and energy. Accused of several arbitrary acts, he was recalled and published four volumes of documents in the file of his administration. He was then under Napoleon I. the campaign from 1812 to 1813 with and defended as governor of Modlin this city to the utmost. In his native country he applied in vain for a military post; in October 1815 he was commissioned to organize the management of re- acquired possessions on the Gold Coast of Africa. He behaved very energetic here, promoted the application of new plantings and disabled by forces the slave trade. He died on 2 May 1818.