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Battle of Leuven (1831)
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The Battle of Leuven was a battle of the ten days campaign
. The battle took place on 12 August 1831. The Dutch army defeated the Belgian rebels and took the city on 13 August but decided to retreat because a French army under Maréchal Gérard
had crossed the border to support the Rebels.
Ten days campaign
The Ten Days' Campaign was a failed attempt to suppress the Belgian revolution by the Dutch king William I.- Prelude :...
. The battle took place on 12 August 1831. The Dutch army defeated the Belgian rebels and took the city on 13 August but decided to retreat because a French army under Maréchal Gérard
Étienne Maurice Gérard
Étienne Maurice Gérard, comte Gérard was a French general and statesman. He served under a succession of French governments including the ancien regime monarchy, the Revolutionary governments, the Restorations, the July Monarchy, the First and Second Republics, and the First Empire , becoming...
had crossed the border to support the Rebels.