Battle of Charleroi

When

21 Aug 1914 – 23 Aug 1914

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.40° N, 4.43° E

Location

Near Charleroi, Belgium

Outcome

German victory

Belligerents

France vs Germany

Battle during the First World War

The Battle of Charleroi or the Battle of the Sambre, was fought on 21 August 1914, by the French Fifth Army and the German 2nd and 3rd armies, during the Battle of the Frontiers. The French were planning an attack across the Sambre River, when the Germans attacked first, forced back the French from the river and nearly cut off the French retreat by crossing the Meuse River around Dinant and getting behind the French…

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