Battle of Turnhout
- When
- 27 October 1789
- Where
- Turnhout, Austrian Netherlands
On 27 October 1789 revolutionary forces decisively defeated the Austrians at Turnhout in the first engagement of the Brabant Revolution.
On 27 October 1789 the town of Turnhout was besieged by the Austrians and a violent combat took place. The engagement between Belgian revolutionary and Austrian forces was the first of the Brabant Revolution, occurring shortly after Van der Mersch's army crossed from the Dutch Republic, where it had been in exile. Despite being described as an unlikely victory, the patriots' success was decisive and led to the rapid collapse of Austrian rule across the Southern Netherlands and the temporary withdrawal of Austrian forces to Luxembourg.
Sources
- Battle of Turnhout (1789) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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