Install Mech Arena for Free 🤖 IOS/ANDROID: https://pl.go-ga.me/a6iwb44r and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next 30 days Today the Netherlands and Belgium make up the better part (sorry Luxembourg) of the Benelux. The border is a bit of a mess of enclaves but no border guards or great fortifications suggest any distrust between the two nations. And yet. This was not always the case. Just months after the coronation of Belgium's first king, Leopold I, the Dutch army invaded Belgium in what would become known in Dutch as the Tiendaagse Veldtocht (the 10 Day Campaign) during which large parts of the rebellious southern provinces were occupied and the fate of Belgium would walk a knife's edge. Part I: Why Isn't Belgium Part of the Netherlands? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5FekxDNmwc Part II: What was the Belgian Revolution? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zUbVENxuSM Raid the Merch Market: null Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert Join in the Banter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistorywHilbert Enter the Fray on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistorywHilbert/ Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop): https://www.instagram.com/historywithhilbert/ 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Mech Arena Ad 2:10 - Fallout of the Belgian Revolution 4:21 - The Dutch Army 6:24 - The Belgian Army 7:56 - Day 1: The Invasion Begins 8:51 - Day 2: Dutch Succeses 9:21 - Day 3: Pushing South 10:19 - Day 4: 'De Friezen Steken met Messen' 13:12 - Day 5 & 6: The Battle of Kermt 13:28 - Day 7: The Battle of Hasselt 15:03 - Day 8 & 9 : The Battle of Boutersem/Leueven 16:59 - Day 10: The War Ends With a Beer 17:09 - The Aftermath 23:37 - Outro Music Used: Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn Crossing the Chasm - Kevin MacLeod Ever Mindful - Kevin MacLeod Hero Down - Kevin MacLeod Hiding Your Reality - Kevin MacLeod Crossing the Chasm - Kevin MacLeod Dub Feral - Kevin MacLeod Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! historywithhilbert@gmail.com #Nederland #Belgie #Belgique