The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.
Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers
Charles Rogier leads the 250 revolutionary volunteers from Liège to Brussels (Charles Soubre, 1878)
Retreat of the Dutch cavalry on the Vlaamsesteenweg in Brussel, 1830
Leopold taking the constitutional oath (Gustaf Wappers, 1831)
Flemish people or Flemings are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%.
The Wedding Dance by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, 1625