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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Antwerp, Belgium This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This is a timeline of Belgian history, including important legal and territorial changes and political events in Belgium and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Belgium .
Events in Antwerp (1 C, 4 P) W. World's fairs in Antwerp (3 P) Pages in category "History of Antwerp" ... Timeline of Antwerp; B. Battle of Ekeren; Battle of Stekene;
The city of Antwerp (military governor general, Victor Deguise) was defended by numerous forts and other defensive positions and was considered to be impregnable.Since the 1880s, Belgian defence planning had been based on holding barrier forts on the Meuse (Maas) at Liège and at the confluence of the Meuse and the Sambre rivers at Namur, to prevent French or German armies from crossing the ...
1 October 1944 Brecht [25] 2 October 1944 Damme: 2-4 October 1944 Schoten: The allies breached the Albert Canal in this area. [25] 3 October 1944 Merksem: When the allies entered Antwerp on 4 September, the inhabitants of this district expected the allies to relieve the German occupation in a matter of hours and plundered the locality.
Longest-serving mayor of Antwerp: November 24, 1897 January 1, 1947: July 25, 1976: July 25, 1976 BSP: Leo Delwaide (acting) July 27, 1897 July 26, 1976: September 5, 1976: June 13, 1978 CVP: Frans Detiège Former scabin for Social Affairs (1947-1976) December 22, 1909 6 September 1976: 31 December 1976: November 1, 1980 BSP: Mathilde Schroyens
Don Juan died on October 1, 1578, whereupon Farnese became the Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands and Captain-General of the army of Flanders. [3] In mid-June, 1584, Alexander Farnese had decided the time was right to make preparations for besieging Antwerp. [4] Farnese left Bruges for Antwerp on July 3, 1584. [5]
It depicts the 1832 Siege of Antwerp when the French Army of the North besieged and captured the Dutch-held Antwerp Citadel in Belgium. [1] The concluding stage of the Belgian Revolution it was a major foreign policy boost for the new July Monarchy of Louis Philippe I. The painting shows Marshal Gérard order the assault on the Citadel.