David Hendrik Chassé

David Hendrik Chassé
David Hendrik Chassé
	General David Hendrik Chassé by Jan Willem Pieneman
Born	18 March 1765; Tiel
Died	2 May 1849 (aged 84); Breda
Buried	Ginneken
Allegiance	United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Service/branch	infantry
Years of service	1775–1839
Rank	general
Commands held	Dutch brigade, Division-Leval; Third Netherlands Division; Dutch Mobile Army in Belgium; Citadel of Antwerp
Battles/wars	Fourth Anglo-Dutch War; Prussian invasion of Holland; War of the First Coalition Wervik; Mouscron; Hooglede; ; War of the Second Coalition Callantsoog; Krabbendam; Bergen; Alkmaar; Castricum; ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom; ; Peninsular War Battle of Zornoza; Battle of Ocaña; Battle of Vitoria; Battle of Maya; ; War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube; ; Hundred Days Battle of Waterloo; ; ; Belgian Revolution Bombardment of Antwerp (1830); Ten Days Campaign; Siege of Antwerp; ;
Awards	Knight's Grand Cross Military William Order

David Hendrik, Baron Chassé (Tiel, 18 March 1765 – Breda, 2 May 1849) was a Dutch soldier who fought both for and against Napoleon. He commanded the Third Netherlands Division that intervened at a crucial moment in the Battle of Waterloo. In 1830 he bombarded the city of Antwerp as commander of Antwerp Citadel during the Belgian Revolution.

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