Marinus Bernardus Rost van Tonningen

Rost van Tonningen as artillery Major.

Marinus Bernardus Rost van Tonningen (October 24, 1852 in Paramaribo – January 7, 1927 in The Hague) was a Major General in the Dutch Army and the Royal Dutch East Indies Army.

He is known for having commanded the Dutch intervention in Bali (1906).^[1][2]

He was the father of Meinoud Rost van Tonningen.

Awards and decorations

• Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
• Honorary Sabre
• Expedition Cross with the clasp "Aceh 1873-1880"
• Lombok Cross

Notes

References

Willard A. Hanna 2004 Bali Chronicles Periplus ISBN 0-7946-0272-X