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In 2005, the Belgian revolution of 1830 was depicted in one of the highest value Belgian coins ever minted, the 100 euro "175 Years of Belgium" coin. The obverse depicts a detail from Wappers ' painting Scene of the September Days in 1830 .
The siege of Antwerp took place after fighting in the Belgian Revolution ended. On 15 November 1832, the French Armée du Nord under Marshal Gérard began to lay siege to the Dutch troops there under David Chassé. The siege ended on 23 December 1832. The French had agreed with the Belgian rebels that the latter would not participate in the ...
In 1784, Belgium's population was 2.6 million, with just 25 percent living in cities. During the 19th century, the population both expanded and urbanized. [4] Between 1830 and 1875 the population of Brussels grew from 100,000 to 180,000, [5] and by 1910 the population of the metropolitan area soared to 750,000. [6]
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution.. The Revolutions of 1830 were a revolutionary wave in Europe which took place in 1830. It included two "romantic nationalist" revolutions, the Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the July Revolution in France along with rebellions in Congress Poland, Italian states, Portugal and ...
25 August – Belgian Revolution begins; September. 24 September – Provisional Government of Belgium formed; October. October – Garde Civique formed to maintain public order; 4 October – Provisional government proclaims Belgian independence. [1] [2] 17 October – Decree of the provisional government prohibiting importation of jenever ...
Five-year commercial treaty with France (1854) extended for two more years. [150] 14 June: Partial legislative elections of 1859: 31 August: Lower House of the Belgian Parliament passes a motion for the fortification of Antwerp. [147]: 556 1860: 9 July: Belgian consulate in Damascus destroyed during anti-Christian pogroms. [147]: 577 18 July
The French commander had wanted to conduct the siege alone, fearing the volunteers would spread the idea of revolution beyond the borders of Belgium. [citation needed] In the years after the ten days' campaign, the Belgian army improved its organisation, training, and equipment. They fought mainly along the Scheldt.
The revolution, which occurred at the same time as revolutions in France and Liège, led to the brief overthrow of Habsburg rule and the proclamation of a short-lived polity, the United Belgian States. The revolution was the product of opposition which emerged to the liberal reforms of Emperor Joseph II in the 1780s.