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October 12, 1798
Flemish and Luxembourgish peasants launch the rebellion against French rule known as the Peasants' War.
Peasants' War (1798)
The Peasants' War was a peasant revolt in 1798 against the French occupiers of the Southern Netherlands, a region which now includes Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Germany. The French had annexed the region in 1795 and control of the region was officially ceded to the French after the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797. The revolt is considered part of the French Revolutionary Wars.