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He was admitted to the "Artillerie- en Genieschool" (Artillery and Engineering School) of the army of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in Delft on 15 July 1825 as a cadet.On 20 November 1828, he was promoted to sergeant-major and allowed to study at the Royal Military Academy in Breda.He was promoted to the second lieutenant in the artillery and assigned to the 5th battalion Militia Artillery at Namur on 5 January 1830, on the eve of the Belgian Revolution.