Hendrik Trajectinus, Count of Solms, (1636 – 13 July 1693) was a

Dutch States Army The Dutch States Army () was the army of the Dutch Republic. It was usually called this, because it was formally the army of the States-General of the Netherlands, the sovereign power of that federal republic. This army was brought to such a size ...

officer and nobleman. Solms was born in

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

. A cousin of William of Orange, he served in his armies during the various wars against

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

of France. In 1688 Solms accompanied William during his invasion of England as part of the

Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII, James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II, Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange ...

. It was a contingent of the Blue Guards under his command that first entered London to secure it for William. He again accompanied Orange, now declared William III of England, during his Irish campaign of 1690. He took part in the

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, a decisive victory over the

Irish Army The Irish Army () is the land component of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces of Republic of Ireland, Ireland.The Defence Forces are made up of the Permanent Defence Forces – the standing branches – and the Reserve Defence Forces. ...

of James II. When William departed for England after the unsuccessful Siege of Limerick, he left Solms in command of his army in Ireland. However the Count turned down the offer to lead it during the coming campaign and he was replaced by another Dutchman

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone (14 June 1644 – 11 February 1703) was a Dutch States Army officer and nobleman who rose to prominence during the Williamite War in Ireland. During the Franco-Dutch War, his bravery and meticulous execution ...

. Solms then served with William as part of the Grand Alliance forces fighting in the

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. Commander of the ''Garde te Voet'', he played an important role in the

Battle of Steenkerque The Battle of Steenkerque, also known as ''Steenkerke'', ''Steenkirk'', ''Steynkirk'' or ''Steinkirk'' was fought on 3 August 1692, during the Nine Years' War, near Steenkerque, then part of the Spanish Netherlands but now in modern Belgium. A ...

in 1692. The following year was mortally wounded at the

Battle of Landen The Battle of Landen, also known as Battle of Neerwinden took place on 29 July 1693, during the Nine Years' War near Landen, then in the Spanish Netherlands, now part of Belgium. A Kingdom of France, French army under François-Henri de Montmor ...

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* Childs, John. ''The Williamite Wars in Ireland''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. 1636 births 1693 deaths Dutch generals Counts of Solms Military personnel from Utrecht (city) Dutch military personnel of the Nine Years' War 17th-century Dutch military personnel People of the Glorious Revolution {{Netherlands-mil-bio-stub