Adriaan Engelvaart
Adriaan Engelvaart | |
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Adriaan Engelvaart. | |
| Born | June 30, 1812 Looperskapelle |
| Died | February 3, 1893 (aged 80) The Hague |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Rank | Commander |
| Other work | Politician |
Adriaan Engelvaart (30 June 1812, Looperskapelle – 3 February 1893, The Hague) was a Dutch military commander and politician.
Engelvaart was an infantry officer who served two periods as governor of the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in 1868-1871 and 1872-1876, spending the intervening period as minister of war in the cabinet of Johan Rudolph Thorbecke.[1]
References
- ^ Klooster, Vincent; Schoenmaker, Ben (20 June 2022). De vredelievendste oorlogsman: Levensschets en dagboeknotities van generaal J.C.C. den Beer Poortugael (1832-1913) (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Verloren. p. 62. ISBN 978-94-6455-007-8.