Adriaan van Flodroff

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Flodroff, not Flodroff.
Adriaan van Flodroff
Other name(s)Flodorf
Died1690
Battle of Fleurus
AllegianceNetherlands
BranchArmy
RankMajor General
Battles / warsNine Years War

Adriaan Gustaaf Count van Flodroff (also Flodorf or Flodorph, died 1690) was a Dutch soldier.

Biography

He first joined the Dutch Army in 1671, and by 1683 had risen to become a Major General of cavalry.[1] In 1689, following the outbreak of the Nine Years War, he was sent with a detachment to persuade Liège to abandon its neutrality and join the Grand Alliance, a mission which proved successful.[2] The same year he took part in the Siege of Bonn.[3] He was killed at the Battle of Fleurus in 1690.

References

  1. ^ Childs p.347
  2. ^ Childs p.106
  3. ^ Childs p.114

Bibliography

  • Childs, John. The Nine Years' War and the British Army, 1688-97. Manchester University Press, 1991.


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