Jean Baptiste van Merlen
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Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen
Major General Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen (Antwerp, 15 April 1773 – Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815) was a Dutch-Belgian army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He a Knight and Officer of the Legion of Honour.[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][1]
Up until 1815 van Merlen had fought in the French army, including in the Peninsular War as a cavalry commander against the British Army. In the Waterloo Campaign he fought against the French in the Duke of Wellington's army and died in the battle of Waterloo.[1]
Notes
- ↑ also spelt Joannes Baptista Baron van Merlen
- ↑ Baron de l'empire
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barbero 2013, p. 46.
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