Jemappes, a village in the Belgian province of Hainault, 3 miles by rail SW. of Mons. Here the French republicans under Dumouriez, on 6th November 1792, defeated the Austrians, which victory placed Belgium in the power of the French. The village stands on one of the richest coalfields of Belgium, and manufactures stoneware, glass, and chemicals. Pop. (1885) 11,322.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 300
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