November 1750 (aged 81–82) Leeuwarden, Dutch Republic
Allegiance
Dutch Republic
Service/branch
Dutch States Army
Rank
Lieutenant general
Battles/wars
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
Groesbeek
Ramillies
Ostend
Oudenarde
Malplaquet
Bombardment of Arras
Grovestins' Cavalry Raid
Bouchain
Frederik Sirtema van Grovestins (1668 – 3 November 1750) was a Frisian officer in the Dutch States Army. He advanced through the various ranks in the army, from captain and cavalry captain (Ritmeester) to lieutenant-general of cavalry (11 March 1727). Furthermore, he became general-quarter-master of the army and colonel of a regiment on foot at the repartition of Zeeland. In 1712 he became governor of Bouchain, in 1718 of Bergen-op-Zoom. He was an outstanding cavalry commander who played an important role in various campaigns and battles. He also was an excellent military theorist, who stressed to the cavalry of the Allies to seek their strength in combat with the bladed weapon, something that possibly influenced Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz when he developed the Prussian cavalry later in the 18th century.[1]
^Van der Aa 1862, p. 496-497.
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