events
August 12, 1831
French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
William I of the Netherlands
William I was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.
Ten days' campaign
The Ten days' campaign was a failed military expedition by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands against the secessionist Kingdom of Belgium between 2 and 12 August 1831. The campaign was an attempt by the Dutch King William I to halt the course of the Belgian Revolution which had broken out in August 1830.
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was a conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.