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- Siege of Antwerp, German capture of the Belgian city of Antwerp from September 28 to October 10, 1914, in the early months of World War I.
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Belgian troops from Antwerp withdrew to the Yser river, close to the French border and dug in, to begin the defence of the last unoccupied part of Belgium and fought the Battle of the Yser against the German 4th Army in October and November 1914.
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The official date of the surrender of the city of Antwerp is given as 10 October 1914, although it does appear as 9 October in some accounts. On 10 October King Albert held a conference at Ostend with General Pau (General Joffre's representative) and Sir Henry Rawlinson.
On October 9, the city was bombed during a Zeppelin raid, and was occupied by the next day. Start Date: 1914-09-28. End Date: 1914-10-09. The Siege and Fall of Antwerp, Belgium is part of Germany Conquers Neutral Belgium.
TitleAuthorKarl BaedekerEmile CammaertsWilly CoppensDancockThe Siege of Antwerp, 1914. Following the fall of the forts at Liege in Belgium on 16 August 1914, King Albert I ordered a withdrawal of Belgium's remaining 65,000 troops to Antwerp, another fortress city (along with Namur).
The Siege of Antwerp by Winston Churchill, October 1914. Reproduced below is an account of the siege of Antwerp in October 1914. Sponsored Links. Written by Winston Churchill the account comprises a defence of Churchill's role in despatching British Marines to assist Belgian forces in the defence of Antwerp.
Sep 29, 2014 · September 29, 1914: The Siege of Antwerp. As German troops approached Brussels in mid-August 1914, King Albert made the painful decision to abandon the unfortified Belgian capital and...
