Adriaan van Flodroff explained

Adriaan van Flodroff
Other Name:Flodorf
Death Date:1690
Death Place:Battle of Fleurus
Allegiance:Netherlands
Branch:Army
Rank:Major General
Battles:Nine Years War

Adriaan Gustaaf Count van Flodroff (also Flodorf or Flodorph, died 1690) was a Dutch soldier.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Childs p.347
  2. Childs p.106
  3. Childs p.114