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Christophe Declercq

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Although Belgium was established as a nation-state in 1830 – a buffer between the competing powers of France, the Netherlands, Britain and Germany – it was not until the 1839 Treaty of London that the Netherlands, from which Belgium had separated, recognised its independence. Article VII of that Treaty stipulated that Belgium would remain neutral in perpetuity, with the United Kingdom acting as guarantor. When the German armies entered Belgium on 4 August 1914, they not only violated Belgium’s neutrality and the 1839 Treaty, but also incited Britain to declare war on Germany. In barely ten weeks German troops moved from east...

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Edinburgh Companion to First World War Periodicals
Editors	Marysa Demoor, Cedric Van Dijck, Brigit Van Puymbroeck
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Pages	146-160
ISBN (Electronic)	9781474494724
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474494724-012
Publication status	Published - 2023

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