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    Le Catelet (French pronunciation: [lə katlɛ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Communes of the Aisne department...
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  • The canton of Le Catelet is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came...
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  • The siege of Le Catelet, also known as the Capture of Le Catelet, took place at the stronghold of Le Catelet, in Picardy, between 20 and 26 June 1595...
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    fortresses of Le Catelet and La Capelle. Though having large garrisons, La Capelle surrendered after only six days of siege and Le Catelet, one of the strongest...
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    Milan). The restitution of the places of Picardy (mainly St. Quentin, Le Catelet and Ham, owned by France, but occupied by Spain). The last two rounds...
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    Line defences, crossing the canal tunnel mound, breaching the fortified Le Catelet–Nauroy Line beyond that, and reaching the Beaurevoir Line (the final fortified...
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    Netherlands, and continued his military counter-offensive by capturing Hirson, Le Catelet, and La Capelle, and securing Luxembourg using the usual mixed nationalities...
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    He received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in combat near Le Catelet, France, on September 29, 1918, together with John C. Latham and Thomas...
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    Fontaine-Française, though the Spanish launched a concerted offensive in 1595, taking Le Catelet, Doullens and Cambrai (the latter after a fierce bombardment), and in...
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    Clément's body was later quartered and burned at the stake. His crime led Le Laboureur to anagrammatize "Frère Jacques Clément" into "C'est l'enfer qui...
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