Editing Mouscron (section)

===19th and 20th centuries===
At the beginning of the 19th century, the textile industry flourished and added [[cotton]] as one of its prime materials.  On March 29, 1848, the Belgian army intervened near Mouscron against [[Belgian Legion#French Revolution of 1848|a troop of French republican sympathizers]] who were ready to invade Belgium, in what was known as the [[Risquons-Tout incident]].  By the end of the century, several cotton mills and carpet plants were built, leading the village to expand into a much larger urban area, especially after the close of [[World War I]].

During [[World War II]], from May 22 to 27, 1940, artillery fire brought British and German soldiers into conflict in the Risquons-Tout district. 15 British soldiers, 10 German soldiers and 5 civilians were killed in the incident.

In 1963, Mouscron was transferred from the province of [[West Flanders]], to the province of [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]], to reflect the predominantly [[francophone]] population (94% in 1846 and 74% in 1947).  Mouscron was officially recognized as a city in 1986.