The important town in the southwest of the Netherlands, Middleburg.
The news reached the city yesterday afternoon, and the entire city fell silent instantly.
Shops did not open for business, and there were almost no pedestrians on the streets. Occasionally, someone hurried by with a sense of urgency, all heading to the countryside to seek refuge.
Yesterday morning, the Dutch National Army only held out for two hours before being defeated by the French.
After the Duke of York led the coalition forces to Luxembourg, there were no more troops left within the Netherlands that could hold their own against the French Army.
The Lefevre Corps marched north unchallenged, essentially occupying all Dutch provinces south of the Val River with the speed of an advancing army.
In Middleburg, no one knew what the occupying forces would do, and heavy fear like a tidal wave engulfed this coastal city.
