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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 .
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. However, allied advance halted at the Albert Canal, leaving the district under German occupation for the rest of September.
Don Íñigo de Borja repulses attempted Dutch landing at Blokkersdijk, near Antwerp. [107] 1 July: Foundation of Liège College, Leuven: 1607: August: Beginning of a series of six witch trials in Laarne (ending May 1608). [108] 1609: 9 January: Death of Joannes Bochius, secretary to the city of Antwerp 9 April: Twelve Years' Truce agreed in ...
The city of Antwerp was the focal point of the Protestant-dominated Dutch Revolt, but was forced to surrender to the Spanish forces under the command of Alessandro Farnese. Under the terms agreed, all the Protestants of Antwerp were given four years to settle their affairs and leave the city. Many migrated north, especially to Amsterdam. Apart ...
Antwerp (/ ˈ æ n t w ɜːr p / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at 208.22 km 2 (80.39 sq mi), after Tournai and Couvin.
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Longest-serving mayor of Antwerp: November 24, 1897 January 1, 1947: July 25, 1976: July 25, 1976 BSP: Leo Delwaide (acting) ... Timeline of Antwerp; References
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.