Battle of Gosselies
Battle of the War of the First CoalitionThe Battle of Gosselies or Battle of Charleroi saw a Republican French army co-commanded by Jacques Desjardin and Louis Charbonnier try to cross the Sambre River against a joint Dutch and Habsburg Austrian army under William, Hereditary Prince of Orange. The French defeat in the battle marked the third of five attempts by their armies to win a foothold on the north bank of the Sambre during the War of the First Coalition. In 1794, Gosselies was a separate village but is now part of the Charleroi municipality, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of the city center. Charleroi is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Brussels.
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Charleroi
City in Hainaut, Belgium
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Battle of Charleroi
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880 battle during the Viking invasions of West Francia
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Gilly, Belgium
Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia
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Couillet, Belgium
Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia
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Dampremy
Former municipality of Belgium in Wallonia
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Charleroi-Central railway station
Railway station in Hainaut, Belgium
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Villette metro station
Metro station in Charleroi, Belgium