Arnold Adriaan Buyskes

Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
Born	(1771-01-21)21 January 1771 Enkhuizen, Dutch Republic
Died	23 January 1838(1838-01-23) (aged 67) Loosduinen, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Allegiance	Dutch Republic  Batavian Republic  First French Empire  Kingdom of the Netherlands
Service / branch	Dutch Navy Batavian Navy French Navy Dutch Navy
Years of service	1783–1838
Rank	Vice-admiral
Commands	flotilla Zeeland waters 1798 flotilla Zuiderzee 1799 frigate Eendracht 1802 Vlissingen flotilla 1804 naval forces Dutch East Indies 1807 squadron bound for East Indies 1815 Ambon campaign 1817
Battles / wars	War of the First Coalition War of the Second Coalition War of the Third Coalition Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom Battle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez War of the Fourth Coalition War of the Fifth Coalition War of the Sixth Coalition Ambon Campaign (1817)
Awards	Knight-Commander of the Military Order of William Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion
Other work	lt. Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1807-1809) Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies (1816-1819)

Arnold Adriaan Buyskess (Enkhuizen 21 January 1771 - Loosduinen 23 January 1838) was a Dutch naval officer, who also served as a Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1816 to 1819. Before that he had been Daendels lt.-Governor-General on Java from 1808 to 1809. He successfully led the punitive expedition against the insurgents in the Moluccas in 1817.