Arnold Adriaan Buyskes

Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
	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
Service years	1783–1838
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	Zeeland Flotilla ; Zuiderzee Flotilla ; Eendracht ; Vlissingen Flotilla ; Dutch East Indies Squadron
Conflicts	War of the First Coalition; War of the Second Coalition; War of the Third Coalition Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom Battle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez; ; ; War of the Fourth Coalition; War of the Fifth Coalition; War of the Sixth Coalition; Ambon Campaign (1817);
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.