Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin Military person

Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin (June 28, 1787, Korbach, Waldeck — September 23, 1830, Brussels) was a Dutch artillery officer. He took part in several campaigns of the French Grande Armée in Dutch army units of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of Holland that were attached to that army. After the United Kingdom of the Netherlands regained its independence he joined its army. He commanded, as a captain, a battery of horse artillery that played a pivotal role in the Battle of Waterloo. He died in action as a major during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

Personal facts

Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin
Birth dateJune 28, 1787
Birth place
Korbach
Date of deathSeptember 23, 1830
Place of death
Brussels

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allegianceUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands
award
Military William Order
military operations
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Friedland
military branch
Artillery
service start1804
service end1830

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External resources

  1. http://home.wanadoo.nl/g.vanuythoven/Biographies/Krahmer%20de%20Bichin.htm
  2. http://www.collectie.legermuseum.nl/sites/strategion/contents/i004545/arma11%20de%20rijdende%20artillerie%20komt%20in%20stelling.pdf
  3. http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/ginn001hand02/ginn001hand02_011.htm