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Ten Days Campaign

Ten Days' Campaign
Part of the aftermath of the Belgian Revolution

The Prince of Orange leading the Dutch army in the Battle of Ravels on 3 August 1831
Date 2–12 August 1831
Location Flanders, Belgium
Result

Belgian victory;

  • Initial Dutch military success against Belgians but Dutch withdrawal as the French engaged the war
  • Dutch failure to suppress the Belgian Revolution
Belligerents

 Belgium

Supported by:
France France
United Kingdom of the Netherlands United Netherlands
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Belgium: 24,000 men
France: 70,000 men
50,000 men
Casualties and losses
91 killed &
453 wounded
112 killed &
457 wounded

Belgian victory;

 Belgium

The Ten Days' Campaign (Dutch: Tiendaagse Veldtocht, French: Campagne des Dix-Jours) 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.

The Dutch army invaded Belgium on 2 August 1831 and defeated Belgian forces in several battles over the course of the next few days, advancing deep into Belgian territory. On 8 August, the Belgian government appealed to France for military support. The French agreed to send reinforcements to assist the Belgians under Marshal Étienne Gérard. Rather than fight the French, the Dutch withdrew from Belgium without achieving their objectives. In November 1832, the French besieged and captured Antwerp, the last Dutch stronghold in Belgium, effectively ending the military confrontation between the Dutch and Belgians.

In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, the 1815 Congress of Vienna merged the former Austrian Netherlands (modern Belgium and Luxembourg) with the Dutch Republic to create the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. After 15 years of misrule and growing opposition, the southern provinces of the Kingdom rebelled in August 1830, beginning the Belgian Revolution.


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