constitutions adopted in most cantons. August 3, 1833 – In Switzerland, troops of the city of Basel march on rebels in Liestal, but are beaten back at the Battle of Hülftenschanz. August 26, 1833 – The Canton of Basel is partitioned by the Swiss Tagsatzung, to create the two half-cantons of Basel-City and Basel-Country. Belgium August 25, 1830 – The Belgian Revolution begins. September 27, 1830 – The Belgian Revolution ends by liberating Brussels from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. October 4, 1830 – The Provisional Government in Brussels declares the creation of the independent state of Belgium, in revolt against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. December 20, 1830 – The independence of Belgium is recognized by the Great Powers. July 21, 1831 – Leopold I of Belgium is inaugurated as first king of the Belgians. August 2, 1831 – The Dutch ten-day campaign in Belgium is halted by a French army. December 4, 1832 – Battle of Antwerp: The last remaining Dutch enforcement, the citadel, is under French attack. December 23, 1832 – The Battle of Antwerp ends with the Netherlands losing the city. 1839 – Half of the Limburg province of Belgium is added to the Netherlands (since 1839 there is a Belgian Limburg and Dutch Limburg). April 19, 1839 – The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom. France French Revolution of 1830 The French Revolution of 1830 was also known as the July Revolution, Second French Revolution or in French. It saw the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his brother Louis, Duke of Orléans (who would in turn be overthrown in 1848). The revolution ended the Bourbon Restoration, shifting power to the July Monarchy (rule by the House of Orléans). Duc de Broglie briefly served as State Minister, with many successors over the course of 2 years. Canut revolts The first two Canut revolts occurred in the 1830s. They were among the first well-defined worker uprisings of the Industrial Revolution. The word Canut was a common term to describe to all Lyonnais silk workers. The First Canut revolt in 1831 was provoked by a drop in workers' wages caused by a drop in silk prices. After a bloody battle with the military causing 600 casualties, rebellious silk workers seize Lyon, France. The government sent Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, at the