Netherlands Artillery
in the Waterloo Campaign

Part II:
The Netherlands Artillery Officers

Johan George Hendrik Scheffer

reviewed by Geert van Uythoven, The Netherlands

Scheffer was born in Lent near Nijmegen (present day Netherlands) on 15 July 1766. On 11 February 1776, Scheffer started his military career as a gunner with the Dutch artillery. He was promoted to bombardier on 25 March 1780. On 1 January 1785 he became a 2nd lieutenant. He became an ordinary master fireworker on 22 February 1793. He refused to transfer to the Batavian army, but it is not clear if he eventually joined the Dutch Brigade. In any case, at some moment he received a British allowance, so probably he did. He joined the Netherlands army in 1814. The exploits of Scheffer during the Waterloo campaign will be described in part 3 of this series. He died on 7 July 1817, only 51 years old.

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

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

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