Battle of Turnhout (1831)

Battle of Turnhout
Part of the Ten Days' Campaign, and Belgian Revolution
Date3 August 1831
Location
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
 Netherlands  Belgian rebels
Commanders and leaders
Netherlands Prince William
Netherlands Saxe-Weimar
Belgium Lieutenant Balfour
BelgiumVan Lieshout[a] Surrendered
Strength
11,000 1300 soldiers, number of voluntaires.
Casualties and losses
unknown but less than the Belgians unknown but more than the Dutch.

The Battle of Turnhout took place in 1831, during the Belgian Revolution, a force of 11,000 men attacked Turnhout under General Saksen-Weimar's leadership. The Belgian forces were defeated, and Turnhout surrendered to the Dutch.
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