Siege of Namur (1914 AD)
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
| Siege of Namur (First World War) |
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| 20 - 25 August 1914 | ||
| Namur, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | German Empire Austria-Hungary |
Belgium France |
| Objectives | Capture Belgian territory | Defense of Belgium |
| Leaders | Karl von Bülow Max von Hausen |
Edouard Michel |
| Strength | 107,000 |
35,000 |
| Losses | 300 killed 600 wounded or missing |
15,000 (including 6,700 taken prisoner) |
| Result | German victory |
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