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Battle of Charleroi

Took place on August 21, 1914

112

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The 113th anniversary falls on August 21, 2027, in 299 days.

The Battle of Charleroi (French: Bataille de 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.

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