Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

3 records1702–17033 events2 places

Chronological biography

1702

Dutch Army Command1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · General · Netherlands

Obdam commands Dutch troops serving in Marlborough's Allied army.

1703

Dutch Advance near Antwerp30 June 1703

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · General · Dutch Commander · Ekeren

Obdam leads a Dutch force operating near Antwerp.

Flight from Ekeren30 June 1703

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · General · Dutch Commander · Ekeren

Obdam leaves the battlefield believing his force has been destroyed.

Titles and roles

General · General · Dutch Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.