Charles Pierre Schimpf

Charles Pierre Schimpf

Charles Pierre Schimpf (born February 13, 1812 in Outreau , † December 31, 1886 in The Hague ) was a Dutch military officer ( lieutenant general ), governor of Suriname (1855-1859) and commander of the Royal Dutch-Indian Army (1862-1865) .

Life

Charles Pierre Schimpf's father, Johannes Schimpf, who was born in Germany, had been in the Dutch military since 1799 and at that time was stationed in the garrison in Saint-Omer , about 57 km away .

Schimpf began his military service at the age of 14 in the 3rd Infantry Division of the Dutch Army , was promoted to NCO after 4 months and to 2nd Lieutenant in September 1830. He was then taken prisoner of war in Mons , Belgium , from which he was freed in September 1831 and assigned to the 14th Infantry Division. In the rank of 2nd lieutenant he served 5 years in the Dutch army and from October 1836 in the East Indian troops. In Batavia , today's Jakarta , he arrived in January 1837 and was promoted to 1st lieutenant (March 14, 1837), captain (April 28, 1840), major (August 15, 1848), lieutenant colonel (13. June 1851) and finally promoted to colonel (March 25, 1853). In October 1853 he was transferred to the Netherlands because of health problems.

On August 25, 1855, Schimpf was appointed governor of the colony of Suriname with simultaneous promotion to titular major general . Under his administration, a lightship was stationed at the mouth of the Suriname River , a new patent law and various regulations regulating civil and criminal matters were enacted, and some provisions concerning slaves were relaxed. In 1858 he was promoted to full major general and on August 11, 1859, at his request, he was dismissed from the office of governor. After his return to the Netherlands, Schimpf worked in the State Commission, which had the task of preparing a bill for the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonies.

In October 1860 Schimpf was discharged from military service at his own request, but with the reservation that he would return to the East Indian troops if this was considered in the interests of the kingdom. In 1862 he was appointed commander of the Royal Dutch-Indian Army and promoted to lieutenant general. On January 30, 1865, he was again discharged from military service.

Schimpf was a bearer of the Military Wilhelms Order of Knights IV. Class, Commander of the Order of the Dutch Lion and the Legion of Honor , as well as the Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown . He was also an adjutant to the King of the Netherlands on a special service.

He married Johanna Margaretha Beth (1822–1862) on November 17, 1849 in Batavia. The marriage had five children: Charles Johann Hendrik (1851–1865), Elisabeth Catherine Louise (1852–1891), Hendrikus Emilius Cornelis (1853–1869), Lodewijk Pieter Frederik (1854–1924) and Johanna Abramina Margaretha (1862–1946 ).

literature

• Luitenant-generaal CP Schimpf . In: Gijsbertus Johannes van Kooten (Ed.): Indisch Militair Tijdschrift . Eighty days. G. Kolff & Co., Batavia 1887, p. 497-499 (Dutch).
• Schimpf (Charles, Pierre) . In: Herman Daniël Benjamin , Johannes François Snelleman (ed.): Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië . Martinus Nijhoff / EJ Brill, The Hague / Leiden 1914, p. 622 (Dutch, dbnl.org ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Publicatie van den 25th Augustus 1855, houdende kennisgeving van de aanvaarding des Bestuurs of the Colony Suriname, door the Generaal-Majoor titulair Charles Pierre Schimpf . In: Gouvernements-Bladen van de Kolonie Suriname . 1816-1855. H. Nijgh, Rotterdam 1856, p. 326 (Dutch).
2. ^ Almanak voor de Nederlandsche West-Indische Bezittingen, en de Kust van Guinea, voor het Jaar 1859 . Gebroeders van Cleef, 's-Gravenhage 1858, p. 63 (Dutch).
3. ↑ Maandblad van het Genealogisch-heraldiek genootschap "De Nederlandsche Leeuw" . Ve Jaargang, No. 2. Printed by Gebr. J. & H. van Langenhuysen, 's-Gravenhage 1887, p. 22 (Dutch, knggw.nl ).

Web links

• Ch.P. Schimpf in the Biografisch portaal van Nederland (Dutch)