Jemappes

American  

[zhuh-map] / ʒəˈmap /

noun

1. a town in SW Belgium, near Mons: French victory over Austrians 1792.

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Jemappes British  

/ ʒəmap /

noun

1. a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province west of Mons: scene of a battle (1792) during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the French defeated the Austrians

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Example Sentences

In the April of the following year, war being declared against Austria, the Duke made his first campaign, fighting with gallantry under Kellerman at Valmy, and with Dumouriez at Jemappes.

From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various

I served on the Rhine," said he, briefly, "but I made the campaign of Jemappes, too.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

The renowned battle of Jemappes ensued, which commenced, after a cannonade of three hours, by an attack upon the whole of the Austrian lines by the entire French army.

From Louis Philippe Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Her adventures were not over, though; for at 3 p.m., on her homeward course, she fell in with the Jemappes, wholly dismasted, and moved only by means of her spritsails.

From True Blue by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Sketch Map of towns occupied by French in 1792 and evacuated in March 1793, with sites of battles of Jemappes and of Neerwinden, and of Dumouriez' treason.

From The French Revolution by Belloc, Hilaire