Battle of Turnhout (1789) 1789
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 27 October 1789 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1789 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Belgium | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Brabant Revolution | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 51.3167, 4.9500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Turnhout (27 October 1789) was a decisive military engagement between Belgian revolutionary and Austrian forces at Turnhout in the Austrian Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). It was the first engagement of the Brabant Revolution and took place shortly after the revolutionary (patriot) army of Jean-André van der Mersch crossed the border from the Dutch Republic where it had previously been in exile. Their unlikely victory in the engagement led to the rapid collapse of Austrian rule across the Southern Netherlands and the temporary withdrawal of Austrian forces in the region to Luxembourg.
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