Herman Willem Daendels

Herman Willem Daendels
Herman Willem Daendels
	Posthumous portrait by Raden Saleh
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 – 15 May 1811
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	Patriot Revolt; Prussian invasion of Holland Defence of Amsterdam; ; War of the First Coalition Flanders campaign; ; Batavian Revolution; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Callantsoog; Battle of Krabbendam; Battle of Bergen; Battle of Alkmaar; Battle of Castricum; ; War of the Fourth Coalition Capture of East Frisia; ; War of the Fifth Coalition Invasion of the Spice Islands; ; French invasion of Russia Battle of Berezina; ; War of the Sixth Coalition Siege of Modlin; ;

Herman Willem Daendels (21 October 1762 – 2 May 1818) was a Dutch revolutionary, military leader, and statesman. He was 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies, a position he held from 1808 to 1811.

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