Herman Willem Daendels

Herman Willem Daendels
Herman Willem Daendels
	Portrait by Raden Saleh, 1838
Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast
	In office; 11 March 1816 – 2 May 1818
Monarch	William I
Preceded by	Abraham de Veer (as Commandant‑General)
Succeeded by	Frans Christiaan Eberhard Oldenburg (as Commander)
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
	In office; 14 January 1808 – 15 May 1811
Monarchs	Louis Bonaparte; Napoleon Bonaparte;
Preceded by	Albertus Henricus Wiese
Succeeded by	Jan Willem Janssens
Personal details
Born	21 October 1762; Hattem, Dutch Republic
Died	2 May 1818 (aged 55); Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast (present‑day Ghana)
Resting place	Dutch Cemetery, Elmina
Party	Patriots faction
Military service
Allegiance	French First Republic; First French Empire; Batavian Republic; Kingdom of Holland;
Branch/service	Grande Armée
Years of service	1785–1813
Rank	Major general
Commands	Batavian Legion
Battles/wars	Patriot Revolt; Prussian invasion of Holland Defence of Amsterdam; ; War of the First Coalition Flanders campaign; ; Batavian Revolution; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Callantsoog; Battle of Krabbendam; Battle of Bergen; Battle of Alkmaar; Battle of Castricum; ; War of the Fourth Coalition Capture of East Frisia; ; War of the Fifth Coalition British invasion of the Spice Islands; ; French invasion of Russia Battle of Berezina; ; War of the Sixth Coalition Siege of Modlin; ;
Awards	Legion of Honour

Herman Willem Daendels (21 October 1762 – 2 May 1818) was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.