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Born May 25, 1821 • Venlo • Netherlands
Died June 21, 1903 (aged 82) • Brussels • Belgium
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Coehoorn, engraving by Pieter Schenk I
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Dutch engineer
King Leopold III of Belgium in military uniform, standing outdoors in front of a column, 1950.
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Maurice, prince of Orange
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Meigs, Montgomery C.
Montgomery C. Meigs
American engineer and architect
Gribeauval 12-pounder cannon
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
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George Washington Goethals
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American engineer
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Sir Andrew Clarke
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Marc-René, marquis de Montalembert
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marshal of France
Leopold II
Leopold II
king of Belgium
Van Rompuy, Herman
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prime minister of Belgium