Netherlands Artillery
in the Waterloo Campaign

Part II:
The Netherlands Artillery Officers

Lodewijk Hendrik Du Bois

reviewed by Geert van Uythoven, The Netherlands

Du Bois was born in Heusden (present day Netherlands) on 22 May 1786. As a 1st lieutenant, he was appointed to the Foot artillery battery no.2. In 1806 the company, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel A. Gey, was assigned to the 3rd (Dutch) Division (Lieutenant-General Jean Baptiste Dumonceau), taking part in the capture of the fortresses Hameln and Nienburg. He was present at the siege of Stralsund 1807. As a 2nd captain, he took part in the 1809 campaign in Germany. On 31 May Stralsund, the fortress-city in which Von Schill had sought refuge, was attacked by Dutch troops, Du Bois taking part in the duel with the cannon on the city walls. In 1814, he joined the Netherlands army. The exploits of Du Bois during the Waterloo campaign will be described in part 3 of this series.

Netherlands Artillery in the Waterloo Campaign 1815 Part II: Artillery Officers

Netherlands Artillery in the Waterloo Campaign 1815 Part I [FE71]

Back to Table of Contents -- First Empire # 72
Back to First Empire List of Issues
Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List
© Copyright 2003 by First Empire.
This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com