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Friday, 18 July 2014

Dutch ship Borneo transported troops to the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Utrechtse courant dated 16 December 1835

An item dated Harderwijk, Netherlands the 13th reported that departure of a detachment of 160 men marching towards Amersfoort while the frost prevented the use of waterways. From Amersfoort they would march via Utrecht, Gouda, Rotterdam and Vlaardingen towards Hellevoetsluis to embark there the Dutch ship Borneo bound for the Dutch East Indies. The detachment consisting of one captain, 2 2nd lieutenants and 2 officers of health 3rd class belonged to the 1st Division of the Common Army Depot no. 33.