Jemappes (in older texts also:Jemmapes) is a Walloon town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. Since 1973, it is part of the city Mons. Jemappes is known for the Battle of Jemappes between the French and Austrian armies in 1792. During the French occupation of Belgium (1792–1814), there was a département named after the Battle of Jemappe...
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(from the article `Borinage`) ...southwest of Mons. Borinage`s development was based on coal extracted from the area since the Middle Ages. The mines are no longer operative; the ...
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