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Thursday, 12 February 2015

Dutch ship Koning Willem II with troops bound for the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 2 June 1843

An item dated Harderwijk, Netherlands 27th May reported that on 2nd June a detachment of 170 non-commissioned officers and soldiers commanded by captain H.H.C.A. Janssen accompanied by 1st infantry lieutenants H.W. van Rijnbergh and F.C.S. van de Casteele and officer of health P.G. Nap would depart towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands to embark the Dutch ship Koning Willem II captain Van der Bruggen bound for the Dutch East Indies.