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OriginalHendrik Merkus de Kock was a Dutch military general, minister, and senator. Active in the Dutch East Indies for numerous years, such was his impact that Bukittinggi was named Fort de Kock during much of the colonial era. Twas he who conquered Palembang, and he who caught Diponegoro
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High quality scan, useful illustration for an article on a person whose impact was much more than his article suggests.
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Hendrik Merkus de Kock
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
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Cornelis Kruseman

Promoted File:Hendrik Merkus Baron de Kock by Cornelis Kruseman.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:32, 21 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]