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Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob van Omphal
(1788–1863) was a Dutch
lieutenant general
and extraordinary
aide-de-camp
to
William III of the Netherlands
. He fought in
Napoleon
's
Imperial Guard
in the
Battle of Leipzig
and the
invasion of Russia
, then under the
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
in the
Battle of Waterloo
. He was awarded a knighthood in the
Military Order of William
, among other honors.
Painting: Herman Antonie de Bloeme
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