Hendrik Merkus de Kock
Hendrik Merkus Baron de Kock (born May 25, 1779 in Heusden , † April 12, 1845 in The Hague ) was a Dutch politician.
De Kock was born in Heusden , came to Paris with his father in 1787 and, after his father had been guillotined because of his connection with Dumouriez after the defection of this general, entered an exchange business in 1794, but later joined the army, and became an officer. Adjutant to General Herman Willem Daendels , a short time later an official of the welfare committee in Holland, assessor in the war department and accompanied Grasweld as delegation secretary to the Congress in Rastatt .
He served in the navy, became a lieutenant, in 1803 a sea captain, excelled in combat in 1803 and 1804, became chief of the general staff of the navy and performed important services in India in 1806, became commander of the eastern part of the Dutch colony of Java and in 1808 1809 Brigadier General of the Samarang Division.
Captured in the British-Dutch War for Java in 1811, de Kock later converted to the Dutch patriotic party and fought as a general against Napoleon in 1814 and 1815 . Thereupon he received the supreme command of the Dutch military power in East India , first restored calm on the colonial- ruled Moluccas and then fought against the leader Diponegoro on sea and on land. As a result of his victory over the Sultan of Palembang in 1822, he was made lieutenant general, worked continuously to fight the uprisings on Java from 1825-30, and ultimately broke the resilience of the locals. He then returned to Europe, joined the Ministry of the Interior in 1836, became Minister of State and a member and head of the First Chamber and died on April 12, 1845.
source
- Kock . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 9 . Altenburg 1860, p. 633-634 ( zeno.org ).
Web links
- Biography on parlement.com (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kock, Hendrik Merkus de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kock, Hendrik Markus de; Kock, Hendrik Merkus Baron de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch military and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heusden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1845 |
| Place of death | The hague |