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Battle of the Sambre (1918) 1918

Battle of the Sambre (1918): George Edmund Butler -The scaling of the walls of Le Quesnoy
Image: George Edmund Butler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date4 November 1918Wikidata
Year1918Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraWorld War I era (1914–1918)derived from year
LocationBelgiumNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictKyle Hunter, World War IWikidata P361
ParticipantsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United StatesWikidata P710
Coordinates50.4667, 4.8667Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Second Battle of the Sambre (4 November 1918) (which included the Second Battle of Guise (French: 2ème Bataille de Guise) and the Battle of Thiérache (French: Bataille de Thiérache) was part of the final European Allied offensives of World War I.

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Location

50.4667, 4.8667 · Belgium

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