On January 12, 1827 the Dutch ships Waterloo and Wasseneer left the Netherlands for Java with a detachment of troops to quell an uprising led by Diponegoro. The uprising started in 1825 and was not repressed until 1830 when Diponegoro was captured and deported.
The Waterloo, carrying 250 crew and 670 troops, was led by Captain Adriaan van Daalen. They were almost immediately hit by a winter storm. The Wasseneer did not survive.

1) Texel Roads
2) A spot off Germany, south of Helgoland, northwest of Cuxhaven and northeast of Borkum
3) Sheerness
4) Duins

Below is a translated summary of the ship's log.

January 12, 1827 - Starting with 670 troops and a 250-man crew of the rede van Texel (an island off The Netherlands), along with Wassenaer. Destination: Semarang in the Dutch East Indies.

January 14, 1827 - The wind clears south and then shoots to the west. The west wind stirs up to gale force, coupled with hail and rain.

January 15, 1827 - The ship gets completely shattered. All 3 masts are lost. The new rope is such that the stretch to lose their support poles. One crew drowned. The rudderless ship drives to the Frisian Islands to the north and leave behind Wassenaer thereto. Because of the frost and bad weather, it is not possible to get assistance from Delfzijl (a town on the border between The Netherlands and Germany). However, help is sent from the island of Borkum (an island north of Delfzijl) .

January 25, 1827 - With a jury-rigging the ship drifted to Helgoland (an island north of Germany) and Cuxhaven (a town on the German coast).

February 1827 - Under the supervision of seven vishoekers (Dutch fishing boats), two boats from the river and Waterloo is on the way to Terschelling (an island off the coast of the Netherlands). The ship is instead driven east by a storm.

February 21, 1827 - The Waterloo arrives in Sheerness in the Thames estuary, England. The ship is towed for repair to the Duins (now: Dungeness - south of London).

May 9, 1827 - Departure of the Duins to Dutch East Indies via Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands).

Along comes a highly contagious eye infection, trachoma, from among the crew. At the end of the trip, a total of 424 people affected by the infection. Source: GT Haneveld, PC van Royen Free from visible defects. The medical care in the Dutch Navy in the nineteenth century - Amsterdam, 2001 (see p. 241)

August 25, 1827 - Arrival at Batavia.

September 2, 1827 - Arriving in Semarang.

September 18, 1827 - Departure from Semarang on board with 7000 bags of coffee.

January 6, 1828 - Arrival (Den) Helder.

1841 - The Waterloo demolished.

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