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Memorial Dutch Mobile Artillery 1815 Genappe

Canon and commemorative plate with inscription (translation): "IN MEMORY / OF THE BATTERY OF THE DUTCH MOBILE ARTILLERY / COMMANDED BY THE CAPTAIN ADRIAAN BIJLEVELD / M.W.O. (1787-1832) WHICH ON 15 AND 16 JUNE 1815 FULLY RESIST / TO THE ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH ARMY UNITS / COMMANDED BY MARSCHAL NEY".

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge