<P> Unfortunately, Orange's attempt to paper over the disunity within the States - General by bringing in Anjou did not succeed . Holland and Zeeland acknowledged him perfunctorily, but mainly ignored him, and of the other members of the Union of Utrecht Overijssel, Gelderland and Utrecht never even recognised him . </P> <P> At the time of his sovereignty, Anjou replaced the Generality Lion by arms that he himself designed incorporating all the arms of the, at that time, nine Dutch rebellious provinces with France . </P> <P> Anjou himself was dissatisfied with his limited power, and decided to take the Flemish cities of Antwerp, Bruges, Dunkirk, and Ostend by force . He decided personally to lead the attack on Antwerp on 18 January 1583 . In an attempt to fool the citizens of Antwerp, Anjou asked to be permitted to make a "Joyous Entry" into the city in order to honour them with a parade . As soon as his troopers entered, the gates of Antwerp were slammed shut behind them and the citizen militia attacked them . Anjou barely escaped with his life and nearly his entire army perished, an affair known as the French Fury . </P> <P> After that the States - General re-established the previous arms . </P>

Why is the lion the national animal of the netherlands