| Battle of Leuven | |||||||
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| Part of the Ten days campaign | |||||||
The Dutch commander Prince William |
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| Netherlands | Belgian rebels | ||||||
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| Prince William | ? | ||||||
The Battle of Leuven was a battle of the ten days campaign. The battle took place on 12 August 1831. The Dutch army defeated the Belgian rebels and took the city on 13 August[1] but decided to retreat because a French army under Maréchal Gérard had crossed the border to support the Rebels.