1127498 The Battle of Bautersem during the Ten Days Campaign, 1833 (oil on canvas) by Pieneman, Nicholas (1809/10-60); 46?60.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: On 2 August 1831 Dutch troops invaded Belgium, which had seceded from the Netherlands in 1830. At the Battle of Boutersem, near Louvain, the horse that was ridden by the Prince of Orange, later King William II, was shot from beneath him as Pieneman records. Although the Ten Days??Campaign enflamed nationalist sentiments, it ended in a truce, and Belgium remained independent. ); Dutch, out of copyright.