Leopold II succeeded his dad as King of the Belgians in this year that also marked the end of a war in the U.S.
The King also allowed his 14-year-old son, Prince Leopold, to enlist 
in ... At the end of the war, as commander of the Army Group Flanders,... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: 'The Belgian Congo at War' - Ibiblio [PAR] In the all-important economic field, also, the Belgian Congo has entered the .... 
Trade between the Congo and the United States, before the war, was all one-
sided.