GosseliescharleroiGOSSELIES, a town of Belgium, in the arrondissement of Charleroi and province of Hennegau, is picturesquely situated on the Pieton and on the Brussels and Charleroi canal, 8 miles N.W. from Charleroi. There are extensive coalmines in the neighbourhood, and the town possesses breweries, tanneries, bleachworks,and manufactories of hats, knives, and nails. Here the French gained a victory over the Austrians, 26th June 1701. The population is about 7000. Citing this materialPlease include a link to this page if you have found this material useful for research or writing a related article. Content on this website is from high-quality, licensed material originally published in print form. You can always be sure you're reading unbiased, factual, and accurate information. Highlight the text below, right-click, and select “copy”. Paste the link into your website, email, or any other HTML document.
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