"French Kingdom" . "60,000 men" . . . . . "The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium.The people of the south were nearly all Catholics; half were French-speaking. Many outspoken liberals regarded King William I's rule as despotic. There were high levels of unemployment and industrial unrest among the working classes.On 25 August 1830 riots erupted in Brussels and shops were looted."@en . . "1830-08-25Z"^^ . "50,000 men" . "Belgian rebels" . . "Supported by:" . "Unknown" . "Belgianvictory; the main European powers recognized Belgium's de facto independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands." . . . . "Belgian Revolution"@en . . .