Historedia
Person

Jean-André van der Mersch

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1789

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean-André van der Mersch, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Brabant Revolution and Battle of Turnhout

    1789

    Role: Commander of the émigré patriot army that crossed into the Austrian Netherlands

    1. 24 October 1789 · Hoogstraten, Austrian NetherlandsPatriot army crosses into Brabant and the Manifesto is read

      The émigré army under Van der Mersch entered the Austrian Netherlands on 24 October 1789 and reached Hoogstraten, where Van der Noot proclaimed the end of Austrian control.

    2. 27 October 1789 · Turnhout, Austrian NetherlandsBattle of Turnhout

      On 27 October 1789 revolutionary forces decisively defeated the Austrians at Turnhout in the first engagement of the Brabant Revolution.

Sources

  1. Battle of Turnhout (1789) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Brabant Revolution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-29