Adriaan van Flodroff

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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.

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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

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