"1773-04-15Z"^^ . "1815-06-15Z"^^ . "Dutch-Belgian army officer" . . . . "Major General Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen (Antwerp, 15 April 1773 \u2013 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.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."@en . . "1773Z"^^ . "1815Z"^^ . "Merlen, Jean Baptiste van"@en .