▁B rab ant ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Spain ▁of ▁Philip ▁II , ▁son ▁of ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁Charles ▁V . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁concluded ▁the ▁E ight y ▁Years ' ▁War ▁( T acht ig jar ige ▁O or log ) ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Dutch ▁provinces ▁against ▁the ▁H abs burg s . ▁B rab ant ▁was ▁separated ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁North ▁B rab ant ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁established , ▁independent ▁country ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ; ▁while ▁the ▁larger ▁southern ▁parts ▁of ▁Ant werp ▁and ▁B rab ant ▁remained ▁under ▁Spanish ▁H abs burg ▁rule ▁until ▁ 1 7 1 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁rav ages ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁and ▁Napole onic ▁Europe , ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁B rab ant ▁was ▁reun ited ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁This ▁last ed ▁only ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁when ▁Belg ium ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁B rab ant ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Er p ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁German ▁troops . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁par atro op ers ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁air bor ne ▁operation ▁in ▁history , ▁Operation ▁Market ▁Garden , ▁liber ated ▁Er p ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings . ▁The ▁liber ated ▁strip ▁from ▁E ind h oven ▁to ▁Arn hem ▁was