Siege of Maubeuge
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The siege of Maubeuge took place from 24 August – 7 September 1914, at the Entrenched Camp of Maubeuge the start of the First World War on the Western Front. The railway from Thionville to Luxembourg City, Arlon and Namur into Belgium had been cut by the demolition of the rail bridge over the Meuse at Namur in Belgium. During the siege, the German armies in the north could use only the single-track line from Trier to Liège, Brussels, Valenciennes and Cambrai, which could accommodate a maximum of forty trains a day.
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Location: 50.2775, 3.9733, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914-08-24T00:00:00Z
1914-09-07T00:00:00Z
1914 Siege of Maubeuge
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Siege of Thuin | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1424 | Siege of Mons | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1543 | Siege of Landrecies | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1572 | Siege of Mons | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1572 | Battle of Hautrage | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1578 | Siege of Binche | siege, Union of Brussels, Army of Flanders | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1655 | Siege of Landrecies | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1678 | Battle of Saint-Denis | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1691 | Siege of Mons | Holy Roman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1709 | Battle of Malplaquet | battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1746 | Siege of Mons | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Battle of Quiévrain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Battle of Jemappes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Siege of Le Quesnoy | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Siege of Maubeuge | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Battle of Wattignies | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Siege of Landrecies | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Grandreng | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Erquelinnes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Unknown | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Siege of Le Quesnoy | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1815 | Siege of Maubeuge | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Mons | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Siege of Maubeuge | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Le Grand Fayt | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort de la Haine | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ouvrage Eth | petit ouvrage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1934 | Ouvrage Bersillies | petit ouvrage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1934 | Ouvrage La Salmagne | petit ouvrage, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Fort de Leveau | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mons Memorial Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Ancienne tour du Guet | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour de la Poudrière | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour Salamandre | keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour sarrazine | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour sarrazine de Saint-Waast | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1358 | Valenciennes Tower | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1970-009-17, Maubeuge, Festung, zerstörte Kasematten | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1970-009-19, Frankreich, Maubeuge, Festung | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Boussois, Maubeuge LCCN2014698431 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Destruction of an English cavalry brigade near Maubeuge 23. August 1914 by Georg Karl Koch | Commons | ||
| commons | image | German advance, 17 August - 5 September 1914 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | French cannon after the battle of Mauberge 1914 (48242759556) | Commons | ||





