ian ▁institutions ▁in ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict . ▁ ▁Direct ly ▁following ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Convention , ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁soci eties ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁Den mark , ▁France , ▁Old enburg , ▁Pr uss ia , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Wür ttemberg . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Louis ▁App ia ▁and ▁Charles ▁van ▁de ▁Vel de , ▁a ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Army , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁independent ▁and ▁neutral ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁work ▁under ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁Conference ▁of ▁National ▁A id ▁Soci eties ▁for ▁the ▁N urs ing ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁W ounded ▁was ▁conven ed . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Jean - Hen ri ▁Dun ant ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁declare ▁bank rupt cy ▁due ▁to ▁business ▁fail ures ▁in ▁Al ger ia , ▁partly ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁neglect ed ▁his ▁business ▁interests ▁during ▁his ▁t ire less ▁activities ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Committee . ▁Cont ro vers y ▁surrounding ▁Dun ant ' s ▁business ▁deal ings ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁negative ▁public ▁opinion , ▁combined ▁with ▁an ▁on going ▁conflict ▁with ▁Gust ave ▁Mo yn ier , ▁led ▁to ▁Dun ant ' s ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁secretary . ▁He ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁fra ud ul ent ▁bank rupt cy ▁and ▁a ▁war rant ▁for ▁his ▁arrest ▁was ▁issued . ▁Thus ,