How to Pronounce Jean Baptiste van Merlen
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Jun 01, 1773 Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium Died on 18 Jun 1815 (aged 42)
Dutch cavalry officer fighting for France at the Battle of Waterloo
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About Jean Baptiste Van Merlen
- Major General Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen (Antwerp, 11 May 1772 – Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815) was a Dutch-Belgian army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.
- He was a Knight and Officer of the Legion of Honour.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 as commander of the 3rd Light Brigade in the Dutch Cavalry Division.
