Batavian Republic
Proper noun
Meaning
Batavian Republic
(historical) A republic located at roughly the location of the modern-day Netherlands, existing from 1795 until 1806.
Examples
As such it had an importance that outlasted the Batavian Republic and set up an ideal to emulate for its successor states.
Historiographical note Johan Rudolph Thorbecke According to the British historian Simon Schama the Batavian Republic has been controversially treated by historians.
History main Napoleon felt the Batavian Republic was becoming too independent for his liking.
In 1795, the Batavian Republic was proclaimed and the old order was swept away by a series of constitutional changes in the following years.
In 1795 the old order was swept away and the Batavian Republic was established.
Many members of the brigade went home to the Batavian Republic, thanks to an amnesty.