1794 in Belgium
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Events of the year 1794 in the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).
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Incumbents
- Sovereign: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Prince-Bishop: François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux (to 20 July)
- Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands: Charles of Austria-Lorraine
Events
- April
- 17â18 April â Battle of Arlon between French and Coalition forces.
- 23 April â Francis II acclaimed Duke of Brabant and Limburg in Brussels.[1]
- 26â30 April â Battle of Mouscron between French and Coalition forces.
- May
- 10â12 May â Second Battle of Courtrai between French and Coalition forces.
- 13 May â Battle of Grandreng between French and Coalition forces.
- 18 May â Battle of Tourcoing between French and Coalition forces.
- 20â24 May â Battle of Erquelinnes between French and Coalition forces.
- 22 May â Battle of Tournai between French and Coalition forces.
- 30 May â Battle of Gosselies between French and Coalition forces begins.
- French troops set fire to Aulne Abbey and Lobbes Abbey.[1]
- June
- 1 June â Siege of Ypres by French Revolutionary forces begins.
- 3 June â Battle of Gosselies between French and Coalition forces concludes.
- 12â16 June â Battle of Lambusart between French and Coalition forces.
- 18 June â Siege of Ypres by French Revolutionary forces ends.
- 26 June â Battle of Fleurus: decisive French victory in the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.[1]
- July
- 9 July â Tree of Liberty erected on the Place Royale (Brussels).[1]
- 11 July â French forces muster in Brussels.[1]
- 20 July â François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux, prince-bishop of Liège, flees to Germany.[1]
- 23 July â Antwerp occupied by French forces.[1]
- August
- 9 August â Hefty supplementary tax on nobility and religious houses, with hostages taken to ensure payment.[1]
- September
- 17â18 September â Battle of Sprimont: final Austrian defeat in the Low Countries
- 21 September â Artworks confiscated from castles, churches and religious houses shipped to France.[1]
- October
- 2 October â French forces reach the Rhine.[1]
- 15 October â Administrative reorganisation of occupied provinces proposed.[1]
- November
- 16 November â Administrative reorganisation adopted, introducing arrondissements, civil marriage, free trade with France; abolishing monopolies and noble titles.[1]
- 26 November â French authorities order requisitioning and stockpiling of food.[1]
- December
Births
- February
- 26 February â Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, politician (died 1874)
- April
- 4 April â Jean-Joseph Charlier, revolutionary (died 1886)
- September
- 9 September â Léandre Desmaisières, politician (died 1864)
- 16 September â Floris Nollet, inventor (died 1853)
- Date uncertain
- Johannes Baptista van Acker, painter (died 1863)
Deaths
- April
- 4 April â Hendrik-Jozef Antonissen (born 1737), painter
- July
- 7 July â Charles-Alexandre de Hénin-Liétard d'Alsace (born 1744), nobleman
- 13 July â Josse-François-Joseph Benaut (born c.1743), composer and harpsichordist