Episode 4 of 4
Austrian entry into Liège
- When
- 12 January 1791
- Where
- City of Liège
Liège's volunteer Republican troops could not contain the Austrian army, which entered the city on 12 January 1791.
Liège's volunteer Republican troops, singing the 'Valeureux Liégeois' by Abbot Gilles-Joseph-Evrard Ramoux, were clearly unable to contain the Austrian army, which entered Liège on 12 January 1791. The entry heralded the destruction of the Republic of Liège and the re-establishment of the Prince-Bishopric.
Sources
- Liège Revolution Wikipedia
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