The Gemmap Department ( French Département de Jemmapes ) is an administrative unit of the First French Empire , located on the lands of the modern Belgian province of Hainaut . The department is named after the village of емemmap (spelling options are емemap, пemapp), near which the French troops defeated the Austrians.
| Department of the First French Empire | |
| Gemmap Department | |
|---|---|
| Jemmapes | |
 Gemmap Department in the territory of the historical Netherlands in 1811 | |
←   →August 30, 1795 - September 15, 1814 | |
| Capital | Mons |
In November 1792, General Dumurier defeated the Austrian forces at the battle of Jemap , which allowed the French to occupy the Austrian Netherlands [1] . On March 2, 1793, the inclusion of the Hainaut province in France was announced, and on March 12, the Gemmap department was formed, named after the place of the French victory. It included the territories of the county of Hainaut , the lords of Tournai and Turnesi , as well as parts of the county of Namur and the Principality of Liege of the Bishopric . However, on April 2, 1793, Hainaut was again occupied by the Austrians.
After the battle of Fleurus on June 26, 1794, a turning point came, and the French again began to occupy the Austrian Netherlands. On August 30, 1795, the Gemmap department was re-created. After the defeat of Napoleon, these lands became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands .
Notes
- ↑ Zhemapp // Military Encyclopedia : [in 18 vol.] / Ed. V.F. Novitsky [et al.]. - SPb. ; [ M. ]: Type. t-va I. D. Sytin , 1911-1915.