Jemappes
a town in SW Belgium, near Mons: French victory over Austrians 1792.
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How to use Jemappes in a sentence
No opposition was made, and the prince marching rapidly to the plateau of Jemappes, invested Mons on the French side.
The Cornet of Horse | G. A. HentyHis son as a young man had served in the revolutionary army and had been one of its leaders in the important victory of Jemappes.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century | Charles MorrisWe were actually beaten before we fought; we were ruined at Vienna before a shot was fired at Jemappes.
That which marched against Mons fled as soon as they came in sight of the Austrians near Jemappes.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) | Edward GibbonDumouriez, following them, won the battle of Jemappes (November 6), and overran Belgium.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) | Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for Jemappes
/ (French ʒəmap) /
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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