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Charleroi
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1914
August
21
Key event
Battle of Charleroi begins
On 21 August 1914 the French 5th Army and the German 2nd Army clashed on the Sambre. The Germans seized the river crossings before the French could occupy them.
24
End of the Battle of Charleroi
On 24 August 1914 the French Fifth Army was retreating from the Sambre towards the French border. The Battle of Charleroi ended in a French defeat.