{"id":141605,"date":"1831-08-12T21:17:00","date_gmt":"1831-08-12T19:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/the-belgian-revolt-1830-1832\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:34:57","slug":"the-belgian-revolt-1830-1832","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/the-belgian-revolt-1830-1832\/","title":{"rendered":"The Belgian Revolt (1830\u20131832)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After the Allied powers definitively defeated Napoleon in 1815, the Northern and Southern Netherlands were unified. The new Kingdom of the Netherlands was ruled by King William I. However, problems soon arose between the south and the north. There were significant political, economic, cultural, and religious differences. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Belgian Revolt in Brussels (1830), by Gustave Wappers <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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On February 15, 1827<\/a>, the Provincial Gazette of Gelderland published a Decree in which 460 men from Gelderland, including twelve from Aalten, were summoned to appear at the ‘Government Building’ in Arnhem at 8:00 AM on February 27 as reservists of the National Militia. As of March 1, they were required to be ‘under arms.’ A number of them would not return alive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The men from Aalten called up were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7th Infantry Division<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n