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Saturday 1 February 2020

Dutch ship Stad Amsterdam 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 the arrival of a detachment of 160 military at Den Helder, Netherlands to embark the Dutch ship Stad Amsterdam bound for Java, Dutch East Indies. The detachment commanded by 1st lieutenant Van Zwieten departed Harderwijk on 29 May embarked on 3 canal lighters.