POTTER United Families

The band played, a Parisian crowd gathered outside shouting "Vive
de Potter!," and the evening ended with five thousand people singing
the Marseillaise. Every day someone came to Louis offering to form
a legion to help the Belgians.
Such enthusiasm seemed to make him nonchalant about the lack of
official support for a full-fledged Belgian revolution.
After the summer uprising, Louis remained in close contact with his
friends in Brussels, although he was surprised that his letters reached
them because the postal service was almost entirely controlled by the
Dutch. He does not seem to have been worried that his letters might
be read by the Hollanders en route.
Place de la Bastille in Paris, the famous “Liberty Louis”
de Potter could enjoy a moment of glory when he stood near
General Lafayette, acclaimed for liberating citizens from
outside powers, but also for his “Robin Hood” heroism,
giving back some richness to a suffering population.
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