Lambert Nypels

Lieutenant General Lambert Nypels
Born	(1783-06-24)24 June 1783 Maastricht, Dutch Republic
Died	22 August 1851(1851-08-22) (aged 68) Brussels, Belgium
Buried	Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Allegiance	Belgium
Service/branch	Grande Armee (until 1815), Dutch Armed Forces (1815 - 1830), Belgian Armed Forces (from 1830)
Years of service	1801 - 1815 (France) 1815 - 1830 (Netherlands) 1830 - 1842 (Belgium)
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars Battle of Wertingen Battle of Günzburg Battle of Elchingen Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Jena-Auerstedt Battle of Eylau Battle of Friedland Battle of Raab Battle of Wagram Peninsular War French invasion of Russia Battle of Maloyaroslavets German campaign of 1813 Campaign in north-east France (1814) Battle of Brienne Battle of La Rothière Battle of Champaubert Battle of Montereau Ten days' campaign (disputed)

Lambert Nypels (24 June 1783 - 22 August 1851) was a Belgian military officer. He served in the Grande Armée and took part in numerous battles during the Napoleonic wars. At the end of the Empire, he joined the Dutch Armed Forces and, in 1830, when Belgium gained independence, he sided with Belgium. He then led the Belgian troops until his retirement in 1842.