Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
Arnold Adriaan Buyskes | |
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Arnold Adriaan Buyskes | |
| Born | 21 January 1771 Enkhuizen, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 23 January 1838 (aged 67) Loosduinen, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Allegiance | Dutch Republic Batavian Republic Kingdom of Holland First French Empire United Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Branch | Dutch States Navy Batavian Navy Navy of the Kingdom of Holland French Imperial Navy Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Years of service | 1783–1838 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Zeeland Flotilla Zuiderzee Flotilla Eendracht Vlissingen Flotilla Dutch East Indies Squadron |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Knight-Commander of the Military Order of William Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion |
| Other work | lt. Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1807-1809)
Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies (1816-1819) |
Vice-Admiral Arnold Adriaan Buyskess (21 January 1771 – 23 January 1838) was a Dutch naval officer and colonial administrator who served as a Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1816 to 1819. He also served as the lieutenant governor-general of Java from 1808 to 1809. Buyskess successfully led punitive expedition against native rebels in Maluku Islands in 1817.