In 1830 the situation in the Southern Netherlands (what was to become Belgium) was quite… special. Willem I, king of the Netherlands, was not making himself very popular with several policies that went against the will of his Belgian countrymen.
Since august 1830 Brussels (and other Belgian cities) were in turmoil against the ‘Dutch occupation’.
On the 23rd of September the Dutch army, under command of Willem’s son Frederik, entered Brussels. Fights broke out in the city center and after 4 days the Dutch army fled Brussels.
A victory for the Belgian patriots and one step closer to Belgian independence.
Slechtste dag van mijn leven
Given the state of Belgian roads we expect the Dutch army to return within 7 to 10 years.
Note that at the time the vast majority of the people in Brussels spoke Dutch. Goes to show how much of an elite rebellion this was. They were very disgruntled that Dutch was being promoted as a language of administration, as well as being demoted in favor of Hollandic elites. The latter is to be understood and often stressed, but the former laid the basis for heavy Frenchification of much of Belgian society in the following century and eventually the language strife of the 60’s (taalstrijd).
Iedereen vertrok, behalve Jan van Speijk.
*This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.*
Nog erger dan de val van Constantinopel
Ik heb getwijfeld over België
Niks meer in de Bonus zeker.
Alles in het Frans. Daar maak je vrienden mee in een tweetalig land.
Alles in het Frans lmao
Het zou grappig zijn moest ik het niet betekenen dat ik hierdoor “Belg” ben…
No wonder, have you seen the roads. Thats no way to fight a war.
Mijn slimme hoofd dat victory royale leest
Trieste dag
Cool, ik weet niet waarom zo veel hier het een slecht iets vinden,
And everything went downhill from there on
We hadden nooit terug moeten gaan naar Brussel😅
Belgen en Nederlanders hebben zoveel gemeen… zo zijn we beiden slecht in regeringen vormen.
Weet iemand waarom de Nederlands Belgische grens is zoals hij is?
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In 1830 the situation in the Southern Netherlands (what was to become Belgium) was quite… special. Willem I, king of the Netherlands, was not making himself very popular with several policies that went against the will of his Belgian countrymen.
Since august 1830 Brussels (and other Belgian cities) were in turmoil against the ‘Dutch occupation’.
On the 23rd of September the Dutch army, under command of Willem’s son Frederik, entered Brussels. Fights broke out in the city center and after 4 days the Dutch army fled Brussels.
A victory for the Belgian patriots and one step closer to Belgian independence.
Slechtste dag van mijn leven
Given the state of Belgian roads we expect the Dutch army to return within 7 to 10 years.
Note that at the time the vast majority of the people in Brussels spoke Dutch. Goes to show how much of an elite rebellion this was. They were very disgruntled that Dutch was being promoted as a language of administration, as well as being demoted in favor of Hollandic elites. The latter is to be understood and often stressed, but the former laid the basis for heavy Frenchification of much of Belgian society in the following century and eventually the language strife of the 60’s (taalstrijd).
Iedereen vertrok, behalve Jan van Speijk.
*This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.*
Nog erger dan de val van Constantinopel
Ik heb getwijfeld over België
Niks meer in de Bonus zeker.
Alles in het Frans. Daar maak je vrienden mee in een tweetalig land.
Alles in het Frans lmao
Het zou grappig zijn moest ik het niet betekenen dat ik hierdoor “Belg” ben…
No wonder, have you seen the roads. Thats no way to fight a war.
Mijn slimme hoofd dat victory royale leest
Trieste dag
Cool, ik weet niet waarom zo veel hier het een slecht iets vinden,
And everything went downhill from there on
We hadden nooit terug moeten gaan naar Brussel😅
Belgen en Nederlanders hebben zoveel gemeen… zo zijn we beiden slecht in regeringen vormen.
Weet iemand waarom de Nederlands Belgische grens is zoals hij is?