1830-1831, Engraved snuff box, engraved 'Herinnering aan de Citadel van Antwerpen, 1830 & 1831, W.E. Kroese'. Willem Egbert Kroesen served as Sergeant during the defense of the Citadel, aged only 14. After several positions in the Dutch-Indies he retired early 1873 as Lieutenant-General, nice piece
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