Johann Georg Sauer (born in

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, 6 January

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– died in

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, 18 December 1818) was a long-serving soldier in the

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of the

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, who lived in two centuries. Johann enlisted in the army of the Dutch Republic on 7 March

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. He fought in the

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, taking part in the German campaign (1743), the

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(1745), and the Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1747), the latter in which he was wounded several times. He remained with the army during the years the Republic remained neutral. His final engagement was the defense of

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in 1793. After a career of 65 years of service in the 8th National Infantry Regiment (then commanded by Lieutenant-general Bosc de la Calmette), Johann retired in

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. After the restoration of the Orange Dynasty, he was taken into the Military Invalids House in Leiden (a military home for retired veterans), where he lived until his death in 1818, a month before he would turn 106 years old. His portrait was painted by the year before; in it, he is depicted in the uniform he wore in his last years of service. Johann was buried on December 22 with full military honours, his funeral procession including the commander-director and medical officer of the Invalids House, followed by all able-bodied Invalids, as well as the town commander and the officers of the local garrison. His portrait is in the collection of the

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