Cornelis Jacobus Snijders (29 September 1852 - 26 May 1939) was a Dutch military leader.

In 1869 Snijders joined the Royal Military Academy in Breda, becoming an engineer.

Here, he had an important role in the design and construction of the armored fortresses of IJmuiden, Hoek van Holland, and Fort Harssens.

[4] When tensions grew in anticipation of World War I, Snijders was made Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

[1] After the war, Snijders became a politician for the proto-fascist Alliance for National Reconstruction.