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Friday 18 July 2014

Dutch ship Jacob Cats transported troops to the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Utrechtse courant dated 5 June 1835

An item dated Utrecht, Netherlands the 4th referred to tidings received from Harderwijk, Netherlands the 3rd reporting that the same day 130 military of the corps rifles of Cleerens departed to embark on the Dutch ship Jacob Cats lying at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands bound for Java, Dutch East Indies. The detachment was commanded by general major Cleerens himself accompanied by one captain, one 2nd lieutenant and an one officer of health 3rd class.