Democrats seize the hôtel de ville in Liège
- When
- 18 August 1789
- Where
- Hôtel de ville, Liège
Bassenge and other democrats met at the hôtel de ville, demanding the magistrates' dismissal and replacement with popular mayors.
On 18 August 1789, Jean-Nicolas Bassenge and other democrats met at the hôtel de ville in Liège, demanding the magistrates' dismissal and their replacement with the popular mayors Jacques-Joseph Fabry and Jean-Remy de Chestret. This action marked the outbreak of the Liège Revolution against the reigning prince-bishop, a movement sometimes known as the Happy Revolution (French: Heureuse Révolution; Walloon: Binamêye revolucion).
Sources
- Liège Revolution Wikipedia
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