19th-century depiction of Dinant, with its citadel situated on the hill overlooking the town and river
The Meuse citadels or Mosane citadels (French: Citadelles mosanes) are a group of forts situated along the Meuse river in southern Belgian region of Wallonia. The citadels were originally intended to defend the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and County of Namur and were later modernized during the periods of French and Dutch rule. They include four citadels, at Namur, Liège, Huy and Dinant, all of which are partially or totally preserved.
The Meusecitadels or Mosane citadels (French: Citadelles mosanes) are a group of forts situated along the Meuse river in southern Belgian region of Wallonia...
public. Together with Huy, Liège and Namur, the Citadel of Dinant forms part of the so-called MeuseCitadels. Beyaert, Marc (2006). "Villes d'Eau et Vallées...
Together with Dinant, Huy and Liège, the Citadel of Namur forms part of the so-called MeuseCitadels. The original citadel dates to 937. It achieved its present...
fortress was the last to surrender to the Coalition. MeuseCitadels — a group of forts situated along the Meuse river in southern Belgium. Montclos 2009, p. [page needed]...
strategic Meuse river. Together with Dinant, Liège and Namur, the Citadel of Huy forms part of the so-called MeuseCitadels. The site of the citadel has been...
vair-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement...
in its southern district on the left bank of the Meuse. The town's most prominent sight is the Citadel of Namur, now demilitarised and open to the public...
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,...
of promontory forts is the Citadel of Namur in Belgium. Located at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers, the citadel has been a prime fortified...
(23 August), from the Meuse crossings in the east, to Mons in the west. On 15 August 1914, German troops captured the Citadel of Dinant which overlooked...
(east) bank of the Meuse. Using the experience of the Second Battle of Champagne in 1915, the Germans planned to capture the Meuse Heights, an excellent...
department of Sambre-et-Meuse. The city of Namur most likely arose around 'the Champeau', a rocky hill between the Sambre and Meuse rivers. Numerous prehistoric...
of the Meuse and the Sambre, the two main rivers of the most inhabited parts of Wallonia, the Sillon industriel. On the other side of the Meuse, facing...
Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the sillon industriel...
the 1st Division, and V Corps, in the Cantigny, Soissons, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne operations in 1918. "Late on November 9th, instructions from the...
execution of civilians, looting and sacking of Dinant, Neffe and Bouvignes-sur-Meuse in Belgium, perpetrated by German troops during the Battle of Dinant against...
south. The northern border follows the Meuse westward to its mouth in the Hollands Diep strait, part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. North Brabant had a...
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