Battle of Hasselt | |||||||
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Part of the Ten days campaign | |||||||
The Dutch commander Prince William |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Netherlands | Belgian rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Prince William | Nicolas Joseph Daine[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
low | 400 prisoners and 700 dead |
The Battle of Hasselt was a battle of the ten days campaign. The battle took place on 8 August 1831. In the battle the Dutch army defeated the Meuse army of the Belgian rebels and took about 400 prisoners. The Rebels had suffered around the 700 dead while the Dutch losses where very small.