| Conflict: | Battle of Turnhout |
| Partof: | the Ten Days' Campaign, and Belgian Revolution |
| Date: | 3 August 1831 |
| Place: | Turnhout, Belgium |
| Result: | Dutch victory |
| Combatant2: |  Belgium |
| Commander1: |  Prince William Saxe-Weimar |
| Commander2: | Lieutenant BalfourVan Lieshout |
| Strength1: | 11,000 |
| Strength2: | 1300 soldiers, number of voluntaires. |
| Casualties1: | unknown but less than the Belgians |
| Casualties2: | unknown but more than the Dutch. |
The Battle of Turnhout took place in 1831, during the Belgian Revolution, a force of 11,000 men attacked Turnhout under General Saksen-Weimar's leadership. The Belgian forces were defeated, and Turnhout surrendered to the Dutch.
Before the battle there where around 1,300 soldiers stationed in Turnhout.[1] On August 3, 11,000 men gathered on the Ravels hill to prepare for an attack on Turnhout, led by General Saksen-Weimar. Van Geen's division pretended to advance towards Antwerp but planned to attack the city from the west. Two pieces of Belgian artillery were quickly silenced by the Dutch artillery. After a battle, the Belgian forces hastily fled Turnhout, leaving many weapons of the citizen guard behind due to transportation issues. Only a few soldiers, commanded by Lieutenant Balfour, remained and fired a few shots. Soon after, Mayor Van Lieshout initiated negotiations for surrender, having already informed Niellon that he lacked sufficient manpower to defend the city.The first division went on the Turnhout/Antwerp road and stationed themselves in Vosselaar, while the second division occupied Turnhout. The third division, under General Meyer, established their camp in the villages of Arendonk and Retie.[2] Although it is unknown how many people died in Turnhout, it is said that more Belgians died than the Dutch.[3]