CHAPTER XXII

THE BRABANÇONNE REVOLUTION 254 Joseph II and Philip II--Strength of the Burgundian tradition-- Suppression of the Barrier--The "War of the Cauldron"--The emperor's internal reforms--Popular resistance: Van der Noot and Vonck--The "Etats Belgiques Unis"--"Statists" and "Vonckists"--The Reichenbach Convention--Restoration of the Austrian régime.