Herman Willem Daendels | |
|---|---|
 Posthumous portrait by Raden Saleh (1838) | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
| In office 11 March 1816 – 30 January 1818 | |
| Monarch | William I of the Netherlands |
| Preceded by | Abraham de Veer |
| Succeeded by | Frans Christiaan Eberhard Oldenburg |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 14 January 1808[1] – 15 May 1811[2] | |
| Monarch | Louis Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Albertus Henricus Wiese |
| Succeeded by | Jan Willem Janssens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1762 Hattem, Gelderland, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 2 May 1818 (aged 55) St. George d'Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast (now part of Ghana) |
| Other political affiliations | Patriots |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  First French Republic First French Empire Batavian Republic Kingdom of Holland |
| Branch/service | Grande Armée |
| Years of service | 1785–1813 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Batavian Legion |
| Battles/wars | |
Herman Willem Daendels (21 October 1762 – 2 May 1818) was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.[3]
- ^ Kristine Alilunas-Rodgers (2001). Sojourners and Settlers Histories of Southeast Asia and the Chinese. University of Hawai'i Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780824824464. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Herald van der Linde (24 September 2020). Jakarta: History of a Misunderstood City. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited. p. Chapter 6. ISBN 9789814928014. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ The only complete biography of Daendels is the now rather dated publication by Paul van 't Veer, Daendels, maarschalk van Holland (Zeist/Antwerpen: De Haan-Standaard Boekhandel 1963).