Jan van Swieten

Jan van Swieten
Lieutenant-General Jan van Swieten in1874
Born	Mainz
Died	The Hague
Allegiance	Netherlands
Service/branch	Royal Dutch East Indies Army
Years of service	1822-1874
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Chief of Staff of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army
Battles/wars	Belgian Revolution, Dutch intervention in Northern Bali (1848) Dutch intervention in Bali (1849) Second Aceh Expedition
Awards	Military William Order (Knight Grand Cross) Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion Officer's Cross

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Johannes (Jan) van Swieten (Mainz, 28 May 1807 – The Hague, 9 September 1888) was a Dutch General and politician.

Van Swieten started his career in 1821 as an volunteer and started as a cadet in 1822, in 1824 became a second Lieutenant. Jan van Swieten played an important role as an officer in the Dutch East Indies and led expeditions in Java. Returned to the Netherlands in 1862, and was politically active for some time. In 1873 he was appointed commander of an expedition to Java. He recaptured The Kraton. In 1874 he received the Grand Cross of the Military Order of William.

He served as commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1858-1862