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    Marchovelette (Walloon: Måtchovlete) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Fernelmont, located in the province of Namur, Belgium...
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    The Fort de Marchovelette is one of nine forts built as part of the fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between...
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    (50°31′28″N 04°53′19″E / 50.52444°N 4.88861°E / 50.52444; 4.88861) Fort de Marchovelette, modernized for the PFN (50°30′24″N 04°56′6″E / 50.50667°N 4.93500°E...
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    Bierwart, Cortil-Wodon, Forville, Franc-Waret, Hemptinne, Hingeon, Marchovelette, Noville-les-Bois, Pontillas, and Tillier. The municipality of Fernelmont...
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    Fort de Liers Fort de Loncin Fort de Maizeret Fort de Malonne Fort de Marchovelette Fort de Pontisse Fort de Saint-Héribert Fort de Suarlée Fortified position...
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    resistance. On 18 May the Belgians received word that Namur's Fort Marchovelette had fallen; Suarlee fell on 19 May; St. Heribert and Malonne on 21 May;...
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    with 400 pieces of artillery. KMK Battery 3 fired upon the Fort de Marchovelette, which was destroyed on 23 August by a magazine explosion. The battery...
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    unmodernised Fort d'Emines and Fort de Cognelée and the modernized Fort de Marchovelette. On the right bank were Fort de Maizeret, Fort d'Andoy and Fort de Dave...
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    general by the 16th. On the 18th Andoy fired in support of the Fort de Marchovelette, but Marchevolette surrendered at 2000 hours. On the 21st the Fort de...
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    Fort de Malonne Fort de Saint-Héribert Fort de Suarlée Fort d'Emines Fort de Cognelée Fort de Marchovelette Fort de Maizeret Fort d'Andoy Fort de Dave...
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