David Hendrik Chassé, 17651849 (âgé de 84 ans)

Nom
David Hendrik /Chassé/
Prénom(s)
David Hendrik
Nom de famille
Chassé
Naissance 18 mars 1765 41 36
Décès du pèreCarel Johan Chassé
17 août 1793 (âgé de 28 ans)
Décès 2 mai 1849 (âgé de 84 ans)
Famille avec les parents
père
17241793
Naissance : 4 janvier 1724 28 37Wijk bij Duurstede, Pays-Bas
Décès : 17 août 1793Tiel, Pays-Bas
mère
Mariage Mariage22 février 1757Tiel, Pays-Bas
4 ans
sœur plus âgée
5 ans
lui
17651849
Naissance : 18 mars 1765 41 36Tiel, Pays-Bas
Décès : 2 mai 1849Breda, Pays-Bas
Note

David Hendrik Chassé

David Hendrik Chassé ( born March 18, 1765 in Tiel in Gelderland, † May 2, 1849 in Breda ), Baron, was a Dutch general. Career

Chassé joined in 1775 as a cadet in the Dutch military service, in 1781 lieutenant and captain in 1787. He fled after the suppression of the Patriot Party ( 1787), to which he clung, to France, joined the army there and only returned in 1795 with Jean -Charles Pichegru back to Holland.

He made Herman Willem Daendels 1796 the campaign in Germany with distinguished himself later at the siege of Würzburg and 1799 in the English - Russian landing in North Holland, and in 1803 and 1806 Colonel Major-General.

He excelled in the 1812-1813 Spanish war and earned because of his fondness for bayonet attacks the nickname " General Bayonet ". Louis Bonaparte in 1810 awarded him the title of baron. In 1814 he was promoted during the first campaign of the Allies in France for the Division General and on 27 February 1814, he made ​​a strong Prussian army in Bar sur Aube strong resistance.

After the peace he became a lieutenant general in the Dutch army and made the Battle of Waterloo. After the Second Peace of Paris Chassé was at the head of the fourth major military command in Antwerp. In the Belgian Revolution he was known by the brutal bombardment of Antwerp (27 October 1830) and by the stubborn defense of the citadel during the siege of Antwerp end of 1832. He was eventually promoted to general of infantry. He was handed over to the French hostage, but returned after the preliminary treaty of May 12, 1833 in his country.

He then lived on his headquarters Thiel in Geldern, came in 1840 in the final retirement and died on 2 May 1849 in Breda. Family

His three older sister Johanna Cornelia married the later Brigadier General Heinrich Friedrich August von Hadeln, who fell as westphälischer division commander at the siege of Girona on 1 September 1809. From this marriage the son of Henry Hellmuth Hadeln showed the general and minister of war in the duchy of Nassau should be.