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COMMANDER // 1773–1850

Lodewijk van Heiden

admiralDutch Republic2 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1773 – 1850

17801790180018101820183018401850Finnish War · 1808-1809Greek War of Independence · 1821-1829Battle of Sandöström — August 2, 1808 · Russian Empire · Finnish WarBattle of Navarino — October 20, 1827 · United Kingdom · Greek War of Independence

Active service 1808–1827 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 35.

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Lodewijk Sigismund Vincent Gustaaf Reichsgraf van Heiden was a Dutch naval officer and Orangist who went into exile from the Batavian Republic and served in the Russian Navy. He ultimately became a Russian admiral and commanded a squadron of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Battle of Navarino (1827).

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Battles (2)

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