1798 Peasants' War of France (oct 1, 1798 – dec 31, 1798)
Description:
The Peasants' War (French: Guerre des Paysans, Dutch: Boerenkrijg, German: Klöppelkrieg, Luxembourgish: Klëppelkrich) was a peasant revolt in 1798 against the French occupiers of the Southern Netherlands, a region which now includes Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Germany.The French had annexed the region in 1795 and control of the region was officially ceded to the French after the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797.
The revolt is considered part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Date:
oct 1, 1798
dec 31, 1798
~ 3 months