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Siege of Maubeuge, the Glossary

The Siege of Maubeuge took place from at the Entrenched Camp of Maubeuge (le camp retranché de Maubeuge) the start of the First World War on the Western Front.^[1]

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Adolphe Messimy

Adolphe Marie Messimy (31 January 1869 – 1 September 1935) was a French politician and general.

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Alexander von Kluck

Alexander Heinrich Rudolph von Kluck (20 May 1846 – 19 October 1934) was a German general during World War I.

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Alfred von Kühne (2 January 1853 - 8 May 1945) was a Prussian General der Kavallerie who was active during World War I. He commanded the 13th Reserve Division and participated in the Siege of Maubeuge.

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Arlon

Arlon (Arel; Aarlen; Arel; Årlon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium.

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Aulnoye-Aymeries

Aulnoye-Aymeries (Auno-Aymeries) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Élesmes

Élesmes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Battle of Charleroi

The Battle of Charleroi (Bataille de Charleroi) or the Battle of the Sambre, was fought on 21 August 1914, by the French Fifth Army and the German 2nd and 3rd armies, during the Battle of the Frontiers. Siege of Maubeuge and Battle of Charleroi are August 1914 events, battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of the Western Front (World War I) and conflicts in 1914.

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Battle of Dinant

The Battle of Dinant was an engagement fought by French and German forces in and around the Belgian town of Dinant in the First World War, during the German invasion of Belgium. Siege of Maubeuge and Battle of Dinant are August 1914 events, battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of the Western Front (World War I) and conflicts in 1914.

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Bavay

Bavay is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

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Beaufort, Nord

Beaufort is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Bersillies

Bersillies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Binche

Binche (Bince; Dutch: Bing) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Boussois

Boussois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.

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Canon de 75 modèle 1897

The French 75 mm field gun is a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898.

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Charleville-Mézières

Charleville-Mézières is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est.

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Communes of France

The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes.

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Dunkirk

Dunkirk (Dunkerque, Duunkerke, Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

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Estinnes

Estinnes (L' Estene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Feignies

Feignies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Ferrière-la-Petite

Ferrière-la-Petite is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.

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Fort de Leveau

The Fort de Leveau, also known as Fort Schouller, is located in the commune of Feignies, France.

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Fortified position of Namur

The fortified position of Namur (position fortifiée de Namur) was established by Belgium after the First World War to fortify the traditional invasion corridor between Germany and France through Belgium.

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Fourmies, Nord

Fourmies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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General of the Infantry (Germany)

General of the Infantry (General der Infanterie, abbr. General d. Inf.) is a former rank of the German army (Heer).

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Givry, Quévy

Givry (Djivri) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Quévy, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Governor

A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative.

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Grand Quartier Général (1914–1919)

The Grand Quartier Général (abbreviated to GQG or Grand QG in spoken French) was the general headquarters of the French Army during the First World War.

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Grand-Reng

Grand-Reng (Grand-Rin) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Erquelinnes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Great Retreat

The Great Retreat, also known as the retreat from Mons, was the long withdrawal to the River Marne in August and September 1914 by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the French Fifth Army. Siege of Maubeuge and Great Retreat are 1914 in France, August 1914 events, battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of the Western Front (World War I), conflicts in 1914 and September 1914 events.

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Guards Division (United Kingdom)

The Guards Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed in the Great War in France in 1915 from battalions of the Guards regiments from the Regular Army.

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Hans von Zwehl

Johann Hans von Zwehl was a Prussian officer who was involved in Franco-Prussian War and World War I. During the latter he served as commander of the VII Reserve Corps.

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Hautmont

Hautmont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator.

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Hirson

Hirson (Urchon) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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Holger Herwig

Dr.

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Investment (military)

Investment is the military process of surrounding an enemy fort (or town) with armed forces to prevent entry or escape.

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IX Corps (German Empire)

The IX Army Corps / IX AK (IX.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and German Armies before and during World War I. IX Corps was one of three formed in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War (the others being X Corps and XI Corps).

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Jeumont

Jeumont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Joseph Joffre

Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, (12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916.

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Karl von Bülow

Karl Wilhelm Paul von Bülow (24 March 1846 – 31 August 1921) was a German field marshal commanding the German 2nd Army during World War I from 1914 to 1915.

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Karl von Einem

Karl Wilhelm Georg August von Einem genannt von Rothmaler (1 January 1853 – 7 April 1934) was the commander of the German 3rd Army during the First World War and served as the Prussian Minister of War responsible for much of the German military buildup prior to the outbreak of the war.

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La Longueville

La Longueville is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Le Cateau-Cambrésis

Le Cateau-Cambrésis (before 1977: Le Cateau) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Lille

Lille (Rijsel; Lile; Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders.

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Louvroil

Louvroil is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Luxembourg City

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad; Ville de Luxembourg; Stadt Luxemburg or Luxemburg-Stadt), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune.

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Mairieux

Mairieux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Maubeuge

Maubeuge (historical Mabuse or Malbode; Maubeuche) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Metre

The metre (or meter in US spelling; symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).

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Meuse

The Meuse (Moûze) or Maas (Maos or Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.

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Mons, Belgium

Mons (German and Bergen,; Walloon and Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Namur

Namur (Namen; Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium.

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Nord (French department)

Nord (officially département du Nord; départémint dech Nord; Noorderdepartement) is a département in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium.

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Office of Public Sector Information

The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.

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Ouvrage Bersillies

Ouvrage Bersillies is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Fronts" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium.

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Ouvrage Boussois

Ouvrage Boussois is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Fronts" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium.

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Ouvrage La Salmagne

Ouvrage La Salmagne is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Fronts" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium.

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Ouvrage Les Sarts

Ouvrage Les Sarts is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Fronts" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium.

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Paul Pau

Paul Marie Cesar Gerald Pau, (29 November 1848, Montélimar – 2 January 1932) was a French soldier and general who served in the Franco-Prussian War and in World War I. He took part in the Franco-Prussian War, suffering the loss of his lower right arm.

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Quévy

Quévy (Kévi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières

Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières (20 May 1815 – 16 February 1895) was a French military engineer and general whose ideas revolutionized the design of fortifications in France.

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Recquignies

Recquignies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Sambre

The Sambre is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium.

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Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban

Sébastien Le Prestre, seigneur de Vauban, later styling himself as the marquis de Vauban (baptised 15 May 163330 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a French military engineer and Marshal of France who worked under Louis XIV.

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Siege of Namur (1914)

The Siege of Namur (Siège de Namur) was a battle between Belgian and German forces around the fortified city of Namur during the First World War. Siege of Maubeuge and Siege of Namur (1914) are August 1914 events, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of the Western Front (World War I), conflicts in 1914, sieges involving Germany and sieges of World War I.

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Skoda 305 mm Model 1911

The Škoda 30.5 cm Mörser M.11 is a siege howitzer produced by Škoda Works and used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and by Nazi Germany in World War II.

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St. Étienne Mle 1907

The French St.

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Thionville

Thionville (Diedenhofen) is a city in the northeastern French department of Moselle.

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Verdun

Verdun (official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France.

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Vieux-Reng

Vieux-Reng is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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VII Corps (German Empire)

The VII Army Corps / VII AK (VII.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Province of Westphalia, the headquarters was in Münster and its catchment area was the Province of Westphalia and the Principalities of Lippe and Schaumburg-Lippe.

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VII Reserve Corps (German Empire)

The VII Reserve Corps (VII.) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Siege of Maubeuge and World War I are conflicts in 1914.

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13th Division (German Empire)

The 13th Division (13. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.

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13th Reserve Division (German Empire)

The 13th Reserve Division (13. Reserve-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914.

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14th Division (German Empire)

The 14th Division (14. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.

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17th Division (German Empire)

The 17th Division (17. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army.

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1st Army (German Empire)

The 1st Army (1.) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the VIII Army Inspectorate.

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1st Army Corps (France)

The 1st Army Corps (1er Corps d'Armée) was first formed before World War I. During World War II it fought in the Campaign for France in 1940, on the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Elba in 1943 - 1944 and in the campaigns to liberate France in 1944 and invade Germany in 1945.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Maubeuge

Also known as Seige of Maubeuge.

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1914 in France

August 1914 events

September 1914 events

Sieges involving Germany

Sieges of World War I

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