Andreas Victor Michiels

Andreas Victor Michiels
Anonymous portrait, c. 1802–1820
Governor of West Coast Sumatra
In office
November 1837 – February 1849
Appointed byKingdom of the Netherlands
Preceded byEmanuel Alexander Intveld Francis
Succeeded byJan van Swieten
Personal details
Born(1797-05-30)30 May 1797
Maastricht, French Republic
Died25 May 1849(1849-05-25) (aged 51)
Kusamba, Bali

Andreas Victor Michiels (30 May 1797 – 25 May 1849) was a Dutch military and administrative officer in the Dutch East Indies. He was Governor of West Coast Sumatra from 1837 until 1849. In 1849 he was appointed commander of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army. He led the Dutch 3rd expedition in Bali, in which he perished in May 1849.

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