Lodewijk van Heiden

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Lodewijk van Heiden was a Dutch-born admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, best known for his key role in the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.

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instanceOf Dutch emigrant to the Russian Empire
Imperial Russian Navy officer
admiral
naval officer
person
allegiance Imperial Russian Navy
Russian Empire
alliance Allied fleet at the Battle of Navarino
awardReceived Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of St. Anna
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
birthDate 1773-09-06
birthPlace Dutch Republic
South Holland
burialPlace Kronstadt
causeOfFame key role in the Allied victory at the Battle of Navarino
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
Russian Empire
deathDate 1850-10-05
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName van Heiden
givenName Lodewijk
hasOccupation military leader
naval commander
languageSpoken Dutch
Russian
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Navy
militaryRank admiral
name Lodewijk van Heiden
notableEvent Battle of Navarino
Greek War of Independence
notableFor contribution to Greek independence through naval victory at Navarino
notableWork Battle of Navarino
opponent Egyptian fleet
Ottoman Empire
participatedIn Battle of Navarino
Greek War of Independence
positionHeld commander of the Baltic Fleet
member of the State Council of the Russian Empire
military governor of Kronstadt
role commander of the Russian squadron at the Battle of Navarino
serviceEndYear 1840
serviceStartYear 1780

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Battle of Navarino hasCommander Lodewijk van Heiden
subject linked to: Battle of Navarino in 1827
Battle of Navarino commander Lodewijk van Heiden
subject linked to: Navarin
Lodewijk van Heiden name Lodewijk van Heiden