Jean Baptiste van Merlen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Baptiste van Merlen

Dutch cavalry officer fighting for France at the Battle of Waterloo

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1773

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1815

Profession: military personnel, military officer

Nationality: Netherlands, France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.