Dutch Gen. Maj. Beckman

[Herr General]

I have in my collection a Cart de Visite with a photo of a Dutch Generaal-Majoor. Below the photo is in handwriting the name F.J. Beckman Gen. Maj. The first letters appear to be F. J. but are hard to read.

On the back is says Bois-le-Duc 1875 ( Bois-Le-Duc is the Dutch city 's-Hertogenbosch )

I will post a scan later on, does someone have more info about this person and his military service?

Edited September 5, 2006 by Herr General

[ErikMuller]

Jan Fran?ois Beckman

Born 1815

Died at Teteringen on 16 March 1889

Knight of the Order of the Lions of the Netherlands

Officer's Long Service Decoration with numeral 'XL'

2nd Lieutenant (07-12-1837)

1st Lieutenant (28-11-1850)

Captain (24-04-1857)

Major (20-05-1866)

Lieutenant-Colonel (04-04-1870)

Colonel & commander of the 3rd Infantry Division (06-04-1872)

Major-General & commander of the 3rd Infantry Division (23-01-1875)

Retired 1881

Sources:

Naam- en Ranglijst der Officieren van het Koninklijke Leger der Nederlanden en van de Nederlandsche Indi?n voor 1875

Dito 1880

Dito 1882

www.genealogieonline.nl

Edited September 5, 2006 by ErikMuller

[Herr General]

Hi Erik,

Thank you for that information. Than this most be our man:

[Jacky]

yes it must be our man,

however aren't that quite low-graded awards for such a man in that old era??

I thought that most generals were going like christmas trees in those times???

Kind regards,

Jacky

[ErikMuller]

yes it must be our man,

however aren't that quite low-graded awards for such a man in that old era??

I thought that most generals were going like christmas trees in those times???

Kind regards,

Jacky

Only those on staff duties or of nobility. But than again... that hasn't changed today

[Jacky]

Hi Eric,

I thought that those of nobility don't get nowadays awards just because of their nobility, except the order of Malta, the Johanniter order........

What's your opinion on this???

Do you have pictures of the christmassy generals with their awards??

Kind regards,

Jacky

[Herr General]

Hi Jacky

Take a look at this topic:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11000&hl=

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Other CDV's are posted here:

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