Alfred van der Smissen is the second son of Jacques Van der Smissen, 1st Baron van der Smissen [fr], a Belgian artillery officer who enlisted in 1807 in Napoleon's Grande Armée, where he obtained the rank of major. His mother was Louise Catherine Colleton Graves, daughter of Rear Admiral Richard Graves (1758-1836) and niece of Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves, who took part in the landing of the French expeditionary force of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau near Yorktown.[5][6]
Coat of arms of Coat of arms of the van der Smissen family
Description
Vert, a castle open argent and masoned sable, each tower surmounted by a hand-grenade sable fired or, in each bottom canton a pile of six roundels sable.
Coronet
A Belgian Baron's Coronet
Motto
Vestigia nulla retrorsum.
Bibliographyedit
André Vander Mensbrugghe, « Alfred-Louis-Adolphe Vander Smissen », dans : Biographie nationale de Belgique, tome 22.
Jacqueline Hons, « La légion belge au Mexique », Ami, no 26, novembre 1981.
Eric Taladoire, Les contre-guérillas françaises dans les terres chaudes du Mexique (1862-1867), l’Harmattan 2016
Charles Daubige, Les vestes rouges au Tamaulipas, 1876
Modeste Loiseau, Le Mexique et la légion belge (1864-1867), Bruxelles : J. De Cocq, 1870
Emile Walton, Souvenirs d’un officier belge au Mexique (1864-1866), Ch. Tanera Éditeur, Paris, 1868, p. 172
Referencesedit
^"Explore the British Library Search - 003412244". explore.bl.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
^André Vander Mensbrugghe, « Alfred-Louis-Adolphe Vander Smissen », in : Biographie nationale de Belgique, volume 22.
^Alain Libert, Les plus sombres histoires de l'histoire de la Belgique, Bruxelles : La Boite à Pandore, 2014.
^"« 54 ans après Queretaro. Quatre vingtième anniversaire. Curieux souvenirs », Article de Jean Bar publié dans La Dernière Heure du 7 juin 1920, 1920 juin | AfricaMuseum - Archives". archives.africamuseum.be. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
^"Généalogie de Alfred van der SMISSEN". Geneanet (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-20.
^"Family tree of Jacques van der SMISSEN". Geneanet. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
January 01, 1970
alfred, smissen, baron, smissen, february, 1823, june, 1895, belgian, general, gen2nd, baron, smissenbirth, namealfred, louis, adolphe, graves, smissenborn1, february, 1823brussels, united, kingdom, netherlandsdied16, june, 1895brusselsallegiancebelgium, franc. Alfred van der Smissen 2nd Baron van der Smissen 1 February 1823 16 June 16 1895 was a Belgian general 2 Lt GenAlfred van der Smissen2nd Baron van der SmissenBirth nameAlfred Louis Adolphe Graves van der SmissenBorn1 February 1823Brussels United Kingdom of the NetherlandsDied16 June 1895BrusselsAllegianceBelgium FranceRankLieutenant generalBattles warsFrench conquest of Algeria Second Franco Mexican WarRelationsThomas Graves 1st Baron Graves his great uncle Map of Mexico by van der Smissen in his book Souvenirs du Mexique 1864 1867 1 Death announcement of Alfred van der Smissen Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Honours and arms 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesBiography editHe started his career in the French Foreign Legion 3 before serving in the Belgian Legion in the Second Franco Mexican War 4 Family editAlfred van der Smissen is the second son of Jacques Van der Smissen 1st Baron van der Smissen fr a Belgian artillery officer who enlisted in 1807 in Napoleon s Grande Armee where he obtained the rank of major His mother was Louise Catherine Colleton Graves daughter of Rear Admiral Richard Graves 1758 1836 and niece of Thomas Graves 1st Baron Graves who took part in the landing of the French expeditionary force of Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau near Yorktown 5 6 Honours and arms edit nbsp Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold nbsp Commander of the Legion of Honour nbsp Order of the Lion and the Sun First Class nbsp Order of the Medjidie Third Class nbsp Military Cross nbsp Order of Saint Anna 1st class with diamonds nbsp Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle nbsp Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III nbsp Cross of Honour 1st Class of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern nbsp Order of Guadalupe nbsp Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz nbsp Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau nbsp Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle nbsp Commemorative medal of the Mexico Expedition nbsp Knight of the Order of Leopold Austria nbsp 2nd Class Order of the Crown Prussia Coat of arms of Coat of arms of the van der Smissen family nbsp nbsp Description Vert a castle open argent and masoned sable each tower surmounted by a hand grenade sable fired or in each bottom canton a pile of six roundels sable Coronet A Belgian Baron s Coronet Motto Vestigia nulla retrorsum Bibliography editAndre Vander Mensbrugghe Alfred Louis Adolphe Vander Smissen dans Biographie nationale de Belgique tome 22 Jacqueline Hons La legion belge au Mexique Ami no 26 novembre 1981 Eric Taladoire Les contre guerillas francaises dans les terres chaudes du Mexique 1862 1867 l Harmattan 2016 Charles Daubige Les vestes rouges au Tamaulipas 1876 Modeste Loiseau Le Mexique et la legion belge 1864 1867 Bruxelles J De Cocq 1870 Emile Walton Souvenirs d un officier belge au Mexique 1864 1866 Ch Tanera Editeur Paris 1868 p 172References edit Explore the British Library Search 003412244 explore bl uk Retrieved 2023 06 20 Andre Vander Mensbrugghe Alfred Louis Adolphe Vander Smissen in Biographie nationale de Belgique volume 22 Alain Libert Les plus sombres histoires de l histoire de la Belgique Bruxelles La Boite a Pandore 2014 54 ans apres Queretaro Quatre vingtieme anniversaire Curieux souvenirs Article de Jean Bar publie dans La Derniere Heure du 7 juin 1920 1920 juin AfricaMuseum Archives archives africamuseum be Retrieved 2023 06 17 Genealogie de Alfred van der SMISSEN Geneanet in French Retrieved 2023 06 20 Family tree of Jacques van der SMISSEN Geneanet Retrieved 2023 06 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred van der Smissen amp oldid 1213169091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
