 It was commanded by the Prince of Orange (the future king William II).The Belgian army across the border numbered just 24,000, including both regular soldiers and the poorly-trained and equipped militia units of the "Garde Civique".The Belgian force was split into two armies, known as the Army of the Meuse and the Army of the Scheldt, under the nominal command of King Leopold I and his Minister of War Amédée de Failly.