My companion leaned forward and murmured, "Namur," the soldier saluted, and we passed on. From Wordnik.com. [A Surgeon in Belgium] Reference
Peronne and Namur, where the party was on October 14th. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
Namur, Halle, Damme, Dendermond and the citadel of Ghent. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
French troops in a series of battles down the river from Namur. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
Namur to hold bridges; Civic Guard called out; Parliament summoned. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
Antwerp is in the north, Liége in the east, and Namur in the south. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
Beaulieu was likewise compelled to evacuate Namur, and the citadel of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Look at how quickly Namur fell, when everyone thought it would hold the. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Trail] Reference
Southern Belgium, the Ardennes, and the valley of the Meuse at Dinant and Namur. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Margaret, if she did not find a lover at Namur, found the most assiduous of knights. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844] Reference
Thus he says of the picturesque little city of Namur: 'Seated at the confluence of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862] Reference
It does not enjoy a good reputation, but it can't be worse than the road from Namur to. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Haelen, and Terlemont, and finally confronted the Belgians on the line from Louvain to Namur. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
(Is Namur Belgian or French?) "Gehen die Schottländer wirklich mit nackten Beinen in die Schlacht?". From Wordnik.com. [A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes] Reference
Aug. 26 -- Prince of Saxe-Meiningen killed at Namur; food supply limitless, says Count von Bernstorff. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
His first campaign was that of 1695 in the Netherlands, in which he was present at the siege of Namur. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
Namur and conducted him to the borders, and was himself taken prisoner while on his journey northwards. From Wordnik.com. [An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)] Reference
It was in the midst of heavy rains that the journey was made to Namur and then on to the environs of Liege. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
July he had succeeded in forcing the French lines which stretched across the country from Namur to Antwerp. From Wordnik.com. [London and the Kingdom - Volume II] Reference
Fighting on this front filled almost a week, when the destruction of the fortifications of Namur forced the. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
There was a rumour that Namur had fallen, and I heard certain officers say we had advanced dangerously far. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures of a Despatch Rider] Reference
Thence they slid on to Namur, working slowly towards Switzerland in Paul's fancy, but stopping by mere hazard at. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Hainault, and of Vasour, or Vasencour, on the Meuse, in the diocese of Namur: monasteries which were just founded. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
Namur, declaring that he was a French officer attached to constitutional measures and seeking an asylum in Holland. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of Lafayette] Reference
Sept. 4 -- Namur citizens starving; officials at Brussels warn citizens against giving Germans excuse for reprisals. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
Between Peronne and Namur did the party turn aside to visit the young Duchess of Burgundy, either at Hesdin or at Aire?. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
Ramillies, half way between Tirlemont and Namur, and near the head waters of the Great and Little Gheet and the Mehaigne. From Wordnik.com. [With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne] Reference
He was again at the battle of Namur when William's forces were engaged in fighting the French for the liberties of Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The Portland Peerage Romance] Reference
Charles gave Louis permission to retire to Namur and wait until the duke had reduced the recalcitrant burghers once for all. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
Houblon the governor, and Michael Godfrey (who was killed during the siege of Namur on the 17th of July 1695) deputy-governor. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams Brabant, West-Vlaanderen note: the Brussels Capitol Region is not included within the 10 provinces. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Namur, being near the French frontier, could menace Germany only in case the Germans should have penetrated about one-third of Belgium. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
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