Belgian Revolution
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Was the independence war of Belgium against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Was a revolt in modern-day Belgium against the the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that started the Belgian Revolution.
August 1830: On August 25, 1830, after a performance of the romantic-nationalist opera La muette de Portici (The Mute of Portici) by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber at the Brussels Opera, the call of vive la liberté erupted in the audience.
October 1830: With the exception of the municipality of Mook en Middelaar in North Limburg and the cities of Maastricht and Luxembourg (which was a federal fortress of the German Confederation and where Prussian troops were therefore stationed), the whole of Belgium was in the hands of the Freikorps by the end of October.
Was a failed military expedition by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands against the secessionist Kingdom of Belgium between 2 and 12 August 1831.
August 1831: Fearing a war with France, the Dutch halted their advance in Belgium, and a ceasefire was signed on 12 August. The last Dutch troops returned to the Netherlands around 20 August, while only Antwerp remained occupied. The French troops that had been moved into Belgium to counter the Dutch invasion also left the country.
August 1831: Zondereigen was taken by the Dutch.
August 1831: Near Ravels, the Belgian army was rapidly driven into the surrounding forests.
August 1831: The Dutch force was led by Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, while the Belgians were under the command of General Daine. The military occupation of Turnhout was part of the Belgian Revolution, which ultimately led to the independence of Belgium from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
August 1831: On 4 August, the Dutch took the city of Antwerp.
August 1831: The Dutch defeated the Belgian Army of the Meuse near Hasselt.
August 1831: The advance guard of the Belgian Army of the Scheldt, led by General Gérard Leman, was defeated near Boutersem in 1831 during the Belgian Revolution. This led to the territory falling under military occupation by the Netherlands.
August 1831: The French army under Marshal Étienne Gérard crossed the border with Belgium.
August 1831: The next day the Dutch army attacked and defeated the Belgians near Leuven.
Was a siege conducted by French forces against a Dutch garrison during the Belgian Revolution.
December 1832: The King of the Netherlands, refusing to abandon the citadel at Antwerp, ordered the Dutch General David Hendrik Chassé to hold it at all costs. From the citadel, Chassé bombarded the city of Antwerp, setting fire to hundreds of homes and causing many casualties among the civilian population. The result was a second intervention by the Northern Army of Marshal Gérard, who returned to Belgium on 15 November 1832, to besiege the citadel of Antwerp.
