The Battle of Turnhout (1789) was a revolt against Austrian rule of the Southern Netherlands began in the Kempen region. On October 27, 1789, this led to a battle near Turnhout against the Austrian army, in which the latter was defeated. The rebel army was able to lure the Austrians in to the city were they ambushed them.
A monument in Turnhout created by P. Brozius commemorates this battle.
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“Fold up the banners! Smelt the guns!
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A mighty mother turns in tears
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—Will Henry Thompson (1848–1918)