Belgian+Revolution

=The Belgian Revolution =

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The Belgian Revolution was the independence movement of Belgium to free itself from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The revolution took place from August 25th 1830 to July 14th 1831. Rebels of Belgium warred against the King of the Netherlands and his armies for independence.

The first acts of rebellion occurred on August 25th, 1830. Riots erupted in Brussels and other mobs formed. Many other uprisings started in other parts of Belgium. Shops and factories were destroyed, and order failed. Most of the rebels were French descendants, and were also mostly Catholic. This divide was a main cause of the trouble and upheaval. After the first events, King William was able to restore order for a short while, but radicals kept up their antics. Many units saw desertion, and the troops eventually left. After some time, the people chose a monarch, Leopold I, to lead them, and attempted succession from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. King William initiated a ten Day campaign to take back Belgium, which failed. The Belgians officially declared independence soon after. It took until 1839 for the rest of Europe to fully recognize Belgium’s independence as a sovereign state.

The Belgian Revolution greatly affected Belgium. The revolution granted independence to an oppressed people their freedom from the yolk of the Netherlands. With the Belgian Revolution of 1830, the Belgians were finally free.