De Militaire Willemsorde
(MWO)
(‘Military Order of William’)
By Geert van Uythoven
RIDDER DERDE KLASSE (‘3RD CLASS KNIGHT’)
A
- Aberson, 2nd Colonel
Frederik Nicolaas Lucretius; commanding 13th battalion Infantry
(1779-1859)(KB No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Aldegonde,
Lieutenant-General F. Count de St.; in French service (1785- )(KB No.48, 8
March 1818)
- Aldegonde, Colonel
Louis Albert Balthazar Count de Sainte; Lieutenant-Quartermaster-General of
2nd Netherlands Army Corps; Adjutant of King William I (1775-1817)(KB No.33, 12
March 1816)
- Alten, Lieutenant-General
K. Count; in British service, commanding the 3rd British Division ( -1840)(KB
No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Anemaet, 1st Captain Joannes Allatus; Korps Ingenieurs
(1791-1824)(KB No.118, 12 May 1823, for building the defences of the southern
frontier)
- Anthing, Lieutenant-General
Carl Heinrich Wilhelm; commander of the Indian Brigade (1766-1823)(KB No.134, 14 October 1815)
- Arnould,
Lieutenant-Colonel D.P.J.; commanding 35th Battalion Jagers (1773-1822)(KB
No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Aubremé, Major-General
Alexander Carel Joseph Gislain Count d’; commanding 2nd Brigade of the 3e
Nederlandsche Divisie (1773-1835)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)[became Commander MWO
KB No.76, 24 May 1821]
B
- Bagelaar,Lieutenant-Colonel
Daniel Otto; commanding 12th Battalion Infantry (1782-1841)(KB No.77, 17
August 1815)
- Baillet de Latour, Colonel
F.J. Count de; in Austrian service (1774-1831)(KB No.100, 17 October 1817)
- Bauer, Major J.H.C.;
infantry, Dutch East-Indies (1789-1836)(KB No.29, 22 November 1828, for the war
on Java, Dutch East-Indies)
- Bisschof, Colonel
Benjamin; commanding 1st bat/5th East-Indian Infantry Regiment during the
Waterloo Campaign (1787-1829)(KB No.29, 7 May 1822)
- Bo(o)de, Major-General David Esaias;
Director of the 4th Artillery Direction (1772-1842)(KB No.119, 12 May 1823)
- Boellaard, Major H.;
commanding 19th Battalion National Militia (1770-1847)(KB No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Boreel, Lieutenant-Colonel Jhr. Willem François;
commanding 6de Huzaren Regiment (1775-1851)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Bosch, Colonel Jan Count
van den (1780-1844)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
- Brade, Lieutenant-Colonel
G.F.; commanding 10th Battalion National Militia (1774-1856)(KB No.88, 14
September 1815)
- Bron de Vexela,
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph le ; 18th National Infantry, Dutch East-Indies
(1793-1853)(KB No.29, 22 November 1828, for the war on Java, Dutch East-Indies)
- Bruce, Titular
Lieutenant-General David Hendrik (1755-1828)(La.L2., 24 November
1816)
- Bruijn de Basisque, Colonel Jean Baptiste de;
commanding 2de Regiment Carabiniers (1773-1842)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Bühlman, Captain J.
(1770-1843)(KB No.63, 20 February 1816)
- Busch, Officer M.;
Schutterij (1769-1843)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815)
- Buyskes, Rear-Admiral A.A.
(1771-1838)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815)[became Commander MWO KB No.186, 6 July 1818]
- Bylandt, Major-General
Willem F. Count van; commander 1st Brigade of the 2e Nederlandsche Divisie
(1771-1885)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
C
- Camerlingh,
Lieutenant-Colonel H. (1777-1847)(KB No.118, 12 May 1823)
- Capellen, Major-General
Frederik Benjamin Alexander Philippe Baron van der (1781-1854)(La.M.2,
16 July 1819)
- Castres, Colonel H.A.L.
de; in French service (1771-1832)(KB No.42, 17 February 1820)
- Caylar, Colonel L.J.H.T.
du; 1st Adjutant of the Prince of Orange (1767-1822)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Cleerens, Colonel Johannes
Baptiste (1785-1850)(KB No.29, 22 November 1828, for the war on Java, Dutch
East-Indies)
- Clinton, Lieutenant-General
Sir Henry; in British service, commanding 2nd British Division ( -1829)(KB
No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Cochius, Lieutenant-Colonel Frans David; Engineer attached
to Headquarters during the Waterloo Campaign (1787-1876)(KB No.29, 7 May
1822)[became Commander MWO KB No.72, 8 May 1838]
- Cooke, Major-General
Sir George; in British service, commanding the 1st British Division (
-1837)(KB No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Cort Heyligers,
Lieutenant-General Gijsbert Maarten (1770-1849)(KB No.63, 20 February
1816)[became Commander MWO KB No.113, 31 August 1831]
- Croiset, Lieutenant-General Arnoldus; Engineer (1753-1838)(KB
No.118, 12 May 1823, for building the defences of the southern frontier)
- Crossard,
Maréchal de Camp Jean-Baptiste-Louis, Baron de; in French service (1768-13
March 1845)(KB No.55, 24 May 1818, for former services)
D
- Detmers, Colonel Hendrik;
commanding 1st Brigade of the 3e Nederlandsche Divisie (1760-1825)(KB No.15, 8
July 1815)
- Dibbets, Major-General
Bernardus Johannes Cornelis Baron (1782-1839)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815, for former
services)
- Diermen, Major-General
Anthonie Lubertus van (1767-1826)(KB No.35, 15 August 1818)
- Doorman, Colonel Johannes
Diderikus (1770-1827)(KB No.92, 19 February 1824)
- Dörnberg, Officer Sir
William; in British service ( -1850)(KB No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Dressel,
Lieutenant-Colonel W.F. von; in Nassau service; commanding 1st bat/28th
Regiment Oranje-Nassau No.28 (1759-1836)(KB No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Driel, Major P.L. van
(1782- )(KB No.56, 12 September 1818)
- Duvivier, Colonel Louis Ignace Baron; 8ste Regiment Huzaren
(1777-1853)(KB No.68, 18 July 1815, for Waterloo)
- Duyn, Lieutenant-General Jhr.
Willem
Hendrik van der (1755-1832)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
E
- Eerens, Major-General
Dominique Jacques de (1781-1840)(La.W., 20 June 1819)
- Egloffstein, Major-General
August Karl Freiherr von und zu; in Saxen-Weimar service (1771-1834)(KB No.95,
29 September 1828)
- Elout, Captain-Adjutant
C.P.J. (1795-1843)(KB No.29, 7 May 1822)
F
- Fontaine, 2nd Colonel D.A.
de la (1787-1824)(KB No.57, 3 July 1820)
G
- Geen, Major-General Joseph
Jacobus Baron van (1773-1846)(La.L.2, 24 November 1816)[became
Commander MWO KB No.229, 4 July 1829]
- Gey, Captain
Adrianus Rudolf Willem; commanding Half Horse Artillery Battery ‘Gey’
(1787-1865)(KB No.68, 18 July 1815, for Quatre Bras and Waterloo)
- Ghigny, Major-General Charles Etienne Baron; commanding
1st Light Cavalry Brigade, Divisie Nederlandsche Cavalerie (1771-1844)(KB
No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Goblet, 1st Captain A.
Count (1790-1873)(KB No.118, 12 May 1823)
- Goethals,
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles; commanding 36th Battalion Jagers (1782- )(KB
No.77, 17 August 1815)
- Gorkum, Colonel François
van (1773-1830)(KB No.119, 12 May 1823)
- Graham, Lieutenant-Colonel
Colin Dundas; in British service (1751-1828)(La.P2., 25 May 1817)
- Grant, Major-General Sir
Colquhoun; in British service, commanding 5th Cavalry Brigade ( -1835)(KB No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Grunebosch, Lieutenant-Colonel
Willem Jan; commanding 27th Batallion Jagers (1783-1864)(KB No.68, 18 July
1815)
- Gun(c)kel, Major-General
Carel August; commander Netherlands field artillery (1775- )(KB No.68,
18 July 1815, for the Waterloo campaign)*
H
- Hagen, Lieutenant-Colonel
F. Baron von; in Nassau service (1779- )(KB No.4, 11 April 1816)
- Halkett, Major-General
Sir Colin; in British service, commanding the 5th Brigade of the 3rd
British Division ( -1856)(KB No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Hardinge, Colonel Lord
Henry; in British service ( -1856)(KB No.227, 1 November 1815)
- Hauw, Major-General
Ferdinand de; commanding the 1st Brigade of the 1e Nederlandsche Divisie
(1815)*
- Heeckeren tot Molecaten,
Lieutenant-Colonel R.A.A.C.M. Baron van; commanding 4th Battalion National
Militia (1770-1838)(KB No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Hegmann, Major G.; in
Nassau service; commanding 3rd bat/2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment (1779-1815)(KB
No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Heldring,
Lieutenant-General Gerard Hendrik von (1751-1835)(KB No.63, 20 February
1816)[became Commander MWO KB No.76, 24 May 1821]
- Hennequin, Colonel Pieter; Engineer (1765-1826)(KB No.118,
12 May 1823, for building the defences of the southern frontier)
- Hoey
Schilthouwer van Oostée, Major-General Adolph van; supervision of all
Bataljons Artillerie Militie (1756-1839)(KB No.76, 24 May 1821, for former
services)
- Honneux,
Lieutenant-Colonel C.P.L.; commanding 3rd Battalion Infantry (1768- )(KB No.17,
11 August 1815)
- Howen, Major-General O. de
(1774-1848)(KB No.119, 12 May 1823)
- Hoynck van Papendrecht, Lieutenant-Colonel Arend Johan;
Chief of Staff Divisie Nederlandsche Cavalerie (1773-1828)(KB No.68, 18 July
1815)
J
- Jongh, Lieutenant-Colonel
W.A. de, commanding 8th Battalion National Militia (1777-1821)(KB No.68, 18
July 1815)
K
- Keer, Lieutenant-Colonel
W.J. (1782-1822)(KB No.67, 8 December 1820)
- Kempt, Major-General
Sir James; in British service, commanding the 8th Brigade of the 5th
British Division ( -1854)(KB No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Kock, Major-General Hendrik
Merkus Baron de; Chief of Staff of the Indian Brigade during the
Waterloo Campaign (1779-1845)(KB No.134, 14 October 1815)[became Commander MWO
KB No.36, 14 November 1821, for the 2nd expedition to Palembang (Dutch
East-Indies) 1821; became Knight’s Grand Cross MWO KB No.53, 25 October 1830,
for the war in Java (Dutch East-Indies) 1825-1830]
- Krag, Colonel E. de; in
Danish service (1763-1838)(KB No.91, 29 September 1821)
- Kruse, Major-General
A.H.E. Baron de; commanding the Nassau contingent (1778-1848)(KB No.15, 8 July
1815)
L
- Larrey, Lieutenant-General
K.H. Baron (1742-1821)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
- Lawick van Pabst,
Lieutenant-Colonel F.E. Baron van; commanding 3rd Battalion National Militia
(1769-1829)(KB No.77, 17 August 1815)
- Ledel, Lieutenant-Colonel
J. (1779-1835)(KB No.29, 22 November 1828, for the war on Java, Dutch
East-Indies)
- Leeuw, Lieutenant-Colonel
J. de; infantry, Dutch East-Indies (1793-1837)(KB No.29, 22 November 1828, for
the war on Java, Dutch East-Indies)
M
- MacKenzie, Major-General;
in British service ( )(La.G., 1
December 1818)
- Macnemara, Colonel A.J.
Count; in French service (1770-1822)(KB No.55, 24 May 1818)
- Macors, Lieutenant-General
F.A.J.N.; in French service (1744-1825)(KB No.16, 29 November 1816)
- Maitland, Major-General
Sir Perigrine; in British service, commanding the 1st (Guards) Brigade of
the 1st British Division (1777-1854)(KB No.7, 27 August 1815)
- Man, Colonel Maximiliaan Jacob de; Engineer (1765-1838)(KB
No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
- Martial, General baron; in
French service ( )(KB No.63, 20
February 1816)
- Martuschewitz,
Lieutenant-General George Alexander; artillery (1757-1819)(La.L2.,
24 November 1816)
- May, Rear-Admiral J.
Seaburne (1765-1827)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
- Mercx, Lieutenant-Colonel Edouard Alexis Josephus Ghislain de;
commanding 5de Regiment Lichte Dragonders (1788-1855)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815,
for Quatre Bras)
- Michiels, Major André
Victor (1797-1849)(KB No.29, 22 November 1828, for the war on Java, Dutch
East-Indies)[became Commander MWO KB No.19, 29 August 1841]
- Monclar Belissen,
Lieutenant-Colonel P. de; in French service (La.K2., 5 July 1817)
- Moret de Blarenberg,
Ridder J. (1772-1831)(KB No.16, 10 January 1821)
- Moulin, Major-General
Jan de; infantry (1767-1827)(KB No.76, 24 May 1821)
- Muller, Major-General
Hendrik (1769-1837)(KB No.119, 12 May 1823)
N
- Nassau Weilburg, Colonel
August Hendrik hereditary Prince van (1792-1839)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Nauendorff, Major A.H.L.
de; commanding 2nd bat/1st Nassau Regiment (1782-1842)(KB No.7, 25 February
1816)
- Nonpart de Caumont, Duke
de Laforce, General L.J. ; in French service (1768-1838)(KB No.113, 20
August 1828)
- Normann,
Lieutenant-Colonel Ph. Baron von (1783- )(KB No.76, 24 May 1821)
P
- Pangeran Adipattie Ario
Mangko Negoro (1766-1835)(KB No.121, 3 November 1826)
- Panhuys, Major-General
Willem Benjamin van (1764-1816)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Plaat,
Major-General Engelbert George van der; Engineers (1756-1831)(KB No.118,
12 May 1823, for building the defences of the southern frontier)
- Preen, Major F. Baron von;
commanding Landwehr bat/1st Nassau Regiment Chamberlain and Adjutant of the
Sovereign the Duke of Nassau (1787-1856)(KB No.47, 19 January 1816)
- Proby, Major-General Lord;
in British service (La.G., 1 December 1818)
R
- Raaff, Lieutenant-Colonel
A.Th.; Adjutant Adjoint of the Indian Brigade during the Waterloo Campaign;
commanding the expedition to the highlands of Padang, Dutch East-Indies
(1794-1824)(KB No.103, 27 May 1824, for the expedition to the highlands of
Padang, Dutch East- Indies)
- Reede, Major-General W.F.
Count van (1770-1838)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)[became Commander MWO KB No.76, 24
May 1821]
- Renno, Lieutenant-Colonel Johan Christiaan; commander
4de Regiment Lichte Dragonders (1764-1829)(KB No.68, 18 July 1815)
- Riesz, Lieutenant-Colonel Carel
Jan (1791-1856)(KB No.67, 8 December 1820)[became Commander MWO KB
No.29, 18 January 1852, for “his behaviour during the 2nd expedition against
Palembang in 1821, especially the capture of the fortified Gombora Island”
(Dutch East-Indies)]
- Rödlich, Major-General
J.F.; in Prussian service (1768- )(KB No.63, 20 February 1816)
- Roëll, Jhr. J.A.
(1771-1842)(KB No.50, 17 December 1817)
- Roisin, Colonel W.F.F.B.G.
Baron de (1776-1849)(KB No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
- Rousseau,
Lieutenant-Colonel E.N.; in French service (1772-1834)(KB No.42, 17 February
1820)
- Rij, Lieutenant-General Gerard du; Cavalry (1749-1819)(KB
No.16, 8 July 1815, for former services)
S
- Sande, Lieutenant-Colonel
F.C. van den; commanding 7th Batallion Infantry (1786- )(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Sandick,
Lieutenant-General Onno Zwier van (1759-1822)(KB No.63, 20 February 1816)
- Sarraz, Major James Albert
Henry de la; Chief Staff of the Artillery (1787-1877)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Sattler, Major F.; in
Nassau service, commanding 1st bat/2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment (1782-1842)(KB
No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Saxen Weimar Eisenach,
Colonel Prince Karel, Bernhard Hertog van; commander 2nd Brig/2de
Nederlandsche Divisie (1792-1862)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)[became Commander
MWO KB No.76, 24 May 1821; became Knight’s Grand Cross MWO KB No.1, 8 October
1842]
- Singendonck,
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry; commanding 7th Battalion National Militia (1776-1831)(KB
No.68, 18 July 1815)
- Smissen,
Major Jacques-Louis-Dominique, Baron
van der; commander artillery 3de Nederlandsche Divisie (1788-1856)(KB
No.68, 18 July 1815, for Waterloo)
- Sollewijn,
Lieutenant-Colonel B.; 18th National Infantry, Dutch East-Indies (1785-1864)(KB
No.29, 22 November 1828, for the war on Java, Dutch East-Indies)
- Speelman,
Lieutenant-Colonel Johannes; commanding 2nd Battalion Infantry
(1770-1825)(KB No.17, 8 August 1815)
- Stedman,
Lieutenant-General Jan Andries; commander 1e Nederlandsche Divisie
(1778-1833)(KB No.134, 14 October 1815)
- Steinmetz, Lieutenant-Colonel
C.C.P. von (1771-1819)(KB No.63, 20 February 1816)
- Steuben, Colonel E.L.H.
de; commanding 1st Nassau Regiment (1776-1816)(KB No.7, 25 February 1816)
- Stuers, Colonel H.J.J.L. de; Commander of the expedition to
the west coast of Borneo, Dutch East-Indies (1788-1861)(KB No.104, 27 May 1824,
for the expedition to the west coast of Borneo)
T
- Taets van Amerongen, Lieutenant-Colonel Jhr. G.G.; Cavalry
(1775-1832)(KB No.15, 8 November 1821)
- Tailor, Major-General H.;
in British service (La.G., 1 December 1818)
- Tertre, Colonel C.H. Count
du; in French service (1775- )(KB No.55, 24 May 1818)
- Turno, Colonel C. Count
(1789- )(KB No.102, 13 October 1829)
- Tuyll van Serooskerken,
Colonel W.R. Baron van; in British service (1777- )(KB No.29, 20 November 1828)
V
- Valentini, Major-General
G.W. Baron von; in Prussian service (1775-1834)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)[became
Commander MWO KB No.31, 10 November 1821]
- Venturini, Colonel J.L.A.;
in French service (1781-1840)(La.I2., 24 November 1816)
- Vermeulen-Krieger, Major
P.F. (1782-1865)(KB No.67, 8 December 1820)
- Voet, Lieutenant-General Jan Hendrik; artillery
(1758-1832)(La.C., 17 November 1818, for former services)
W
- Webster, Liuetenant Sir
G.; in British service with the 9th Light Dragoons, Adjutant of the Prince of
Orange ( -1853)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Well, Major-General Otto
van (1752-1837)(KB No.63, 20 February 1816)
- Westenberg,
Lieutenant-Colonel Jan Josias, commanding 5th Battalion National Militia
(1764-1841)(KB No.15, 8 July 1815)
- Weyhers, major W. de;
commanding 1st bat/1st Nassau Regiment ( -1820)(KB No.7, 25 February 1816)
- Wieling,
Lieutenant-Colonel N. van Molz, commanding 17th Battalion National Militia
(1778-1836)(KB No.17, 11 August 1815)
- Wood, Colonel-Commander
Sir G.A.; in British service ( -1831)(La.G., 1 December 1818)
- Wijck, Captain Jhr. Carel van der; Engineers (1797-1852)(KB
No.29, 7 May 1822, Dutch East-Indies)
Z
- Zuylen van Nyevelt, Colonel Pieter Hendrik Baron van;
Chief of Staff, 2e Nederlandsche Divisie (1782-1825)(KB No.17, 11 August 1815)
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