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The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered to be the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.
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Brabant Revolution
1789–90 event in the Austrian Netherlands
The Brabant Revolution or Brabantine Revolution, sometimes referred to as the Belgian Revolution of 1789–1790 in older writing, was an armed insurrection that occurred in the Austrian Netherlands between October 1789 and December 1790. The revolution, which occurred at the same…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Belgian nationalism
Ideology in favor of a strong centralized government of Belgium
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Austrian Netherlands
Austrian territory (1714–1797)
The Austrian Netherlands was the territory of the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire between 1714 and 1797. The period began with the acquisition by the Austrian Habsburg monarchy of the former Spanish Netherlands under the Treaty of Rastatt in 1714. It lasted until…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Émigré
Person who has emigrated
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Dutch Republic
Predecessor state of the Netherlands (1581–1795)
The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden), also known as the United Provinces (of the Netherlands), and referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1588 until the Batavian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)