WebThe topography of Charleroi is influenced by the valley of the river Sambre, which flows from west to east before joining the Meuse at Namur.The Piéton river flows from north to south to join the Sambre at Dampremy.The Charleroi-Brussels canal is dug in the valley of this stream. The Eau d'Heure river comes from the south and also flows into the Sambre …

WebThe Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, was fought from 7 to 29 April 1918 and was part of the German spring offensive in Flanders during the First World War.It was originally planned by General Erich Ludendorff as Operation George but was reduced to Operation Georgette, with the objective of capturing Ypres, forcing the British …

WebMuch of the Ardennes is covered in dense forests, with the hills averaging around 350–400 m (1,150–1,310 ft) in height but rising to over 694 m (2,277 ft) in the boggy moors of the High Fens region of south-eastern Belgium.The region is typified by steep-sided valleys carved by swift-flowing rivers, the most prominent of which is the Meuse. ...

WebThe Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during the First World War, to be ready for 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme.The mine was dug by the Tunnelling Companies of the Royal Engineers under a German field fortification known as …

WebLe livre numérique (en anglais : ebook ou e-book), aussi connu sous les noms de livre électronique et de livrel, est un livre édité et diffusé en version numérique, disponible sous la forme de fichiers, qui peuvent être téléchargés et stockés pour être lus sur un écran [1], [2] (ordinateur personnel, téléphone portable, liseuse, tablette tactile), sur une plage braille, …

WebMüller-Thurgau is a white grape variety (sp. Vitis vinifera) which was created by Hermann Müller from the Swiss Canton of Thurgau in 1882 at the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in Germany.It is a crossing of Riesling with Madeleine Royale.It is used to make white wine in Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, Hungary, England, Australia, the Czech …

Web55 - Meuse : Bar-le-Duc : Les Rendez-vous musicaux de l'été; Watts à Bar; Verdun : Musiques et Terrasses; 57 - Moselle : Cattenom et environs : Printemps musical en pays mosellan; Hombourg-Haut : Festival international Théodore Gouvy; Maizeroy : Sur la Remorque du Pat; Metz : Festival de la Metz Électronique; Musiques Volantes; Zikametz ...

WebThe Battle of Hill 70 took place in the First World War between the Canadian Corps and four divisions of the German 6th Army.The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 and 25 August 1917.. The objectives of the assault were to inflict casualties and to draw German troops …

WebThe Meuse–Argonne offensive (also known as the Meuse River–Argonne Forest offensive, the Battles of the Meuse–Argonne, and the Meuse–Argonne campaign) was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front.It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a total of 47 …

WebDinant (French pronunciation: ()) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Brussels, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Charleroi and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Namur.Dinant is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) …

WebThe Dyle Plan or Plan D was the plan of the Commander-in-Chief of the French Army, Général d'armée Maurice Gamelin, to defeat a German attempt to invade France through Belgium. The Dyle (Dijle) river is 86 km (53 mi) long, from Houtain-le-Val through Flemish Brabant and Antwerp; Gamelin intended French, British and Belgian troops to halt a …

WebBattle of Chesne (Closing phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive). November 1–2 Western: Battle of Valenciennes, closing phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. November 3 Politics: Austria-Hungary signs the armistice with Italy, effective November 4. November 4 Western: Battle of the Sambre, closing phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.

WebThe Battle of Guillemont (3–6 September 1916) was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the village of Guillemont.The village is on the D 20 running east to Combles and the D 64 south-west to Montauban. Longueval and Delville …

WebNamur was a major target of the German invasion of Belgium in 1914, which sought to use the Meuse valley as a route into France. On August 21, 1914, ... Namur is an important commercial and industrial centre, located on the Walloon industrial backbone, the Sambre and Meuse valley. It produces machinery, leather goods, metals and porcelain. ...