"Move, brothers! there once more Where, before twenty-five years, Dressed in war garb, we were; Where we, united by one band, As Sons of one Fatherland, Before Prince and Country stood in battle."
— Belgian Revolution

January 1, 1970

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Our Heritage. Volume 23 (1980), The Belgian uprising by dr. Hans van der Hoeven In 1855, when the first quarter century of Belgian independence was being commemorated, even these remarkable relationships had yet to be established. Due to various circumstances, the commemorations were less focused on 1855 than on 1856. In the Netherlands this was obvious: rather than the defeat of 1830, the victory of 1831 was commemorated there. And for many years to come, archers and ex-soldiers would gather to