Solms was born in Utrecht. A cousin of William of Orange, he served in his armies during the various wars against Louis XIV of France.
In 1688 Solms accompanied William during his invasion of England as part of the Glorious Revolution. It was a contingent of the Blue Guards under his command that first entered London to secure it for William. He again accompanied Orange, now declared William III of England, during his Irish campaign of 1690. He took part in the Battle of the Boyne, a decisive victory over the Irish Army of James II.
When William departed for England after the unsuccessful Siege of Limerick, he left Solms in command of his army in Ireland. However the Count turned down the offer to lead it during the coming campaign and he was replaced by another Dutchman Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone.
Solms then served with William as part of the Grand Alliance forces fighting in the Low Countries. Commander of the Garde te Voet, he played an important role in the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692. The following year was mortally wounded at the Battle of Landen.
hendrik, trajectinus, count, solms, 1636, july, 1693, dutch, lieutenant, general, portrait, baen, likely, born1636maastricht, dutch, republicdied4, august, 1693spanish, netherlandsallegiance, dutch, republicservice, branchdutch, states, armyyears, service1670,. Hendrik Trajectinus Count of Solms 1636 13 July 1693 was a Dutch lieutenant general Hendrik Trajectinus Count of SolmsA portrait by Jan de Baen likely of Hendrik Trajectinus Count of SolmsBorn1636Maastricht Dutch RepublicDied4 August 1693Spanish NetherlandsAllegiance Dutch RepublicService wbr branchDutch States ArmyYears of service1670 1693Battles warsFranco Dutch War Seneffe 2nd Maastricht Saint Denis Nine Years War Glorious Revolution Boyne Limerick Steenkerque Landen Solms was born in Utrecht A cousin of William of Orange he served in his armies during the various wars against Louis XIV of France In 1688 Solms accompanied William during his invasion of England as part of the Glorious Revolution It was a contingent of the Blue Guards under his command that first entered London to secure it for William He again accompanied Orange now declared William III of England during his Irish campaign of 1690 He took part in the Battle of the Boyne a decisive victory over the Irish Army of James II When William departed for England after the unsuccessful Siege of Limerick he left Solms in command of his army in Ireland However the Count turned down the offer to lead it during the coming campaign and he was replaced by another Dutchman Godert de Ginkell 1st Earl of Athlone Solms then served with William as part of the Grand Alliance forces fighting in the Low Countries Commander of the Garde te Voet he played an important role in the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692 The following year was mortally wounded at the Battle of Landen References editLee Sidney ed 1898 Solms Heinrich Maastricht Dictionary of National Biography Vol 53 London Smith Elder amp Co Bibliography editChilds John The Williamite Wars in Ireland Bloomsbury Publishing 2007 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the military of the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hendrik Trajectinus Count of Solms amp oldid 1195572607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
