Batenburg Castle was burnt down by the French in 1795 during the War of the First Coalition and the records of the mill were lost.

Owned by Viktor Adolf, Prince of Benheim-Steinfurth when World War II took place, the castle and its estate were seized by the Dutch Government following the German surrender at the end of World War II in Europe.

Van der Steen in 1970,[2] and was transferred on 18 April 1973 to the Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen.

The windshaft was removed in February 2014 pending a decision on repair or replacement.

These gears each drive a pair of 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) diameter French Burr millstones via lantern pinion stone nuts, which have 13 staves each.