page_title: Jean Baptiste van Merlen
hierarchical_section_title: Jean Baptiste van Merlen
caption_attribution_description: English: Steendruk van Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen door E. Spanier
context_page_description: Major General Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen
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