After the early death of his father his mother remarried general Carel Jan Riesz (1791–1865), who was komtur in the Military William Order and was active...

officers, 507 men Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) Kapitein Carl Jan Riesz 5 officers, 175 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer...