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Rule of Lille
The Captians annexe Lille, Douai & Bethune
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Lille in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Captians annexe Lille, Douai & Bethune
Turenne captures Lille, Charleroi, Tournai, and Douai in a campaign the French remember as the "promenade militaire"
Boufflers begins the defence of Lille against Marlborough and Eugene.
Boufflers surrenders Lille after a prolonged defence against Allied siege operations.
Shows that microorganisms drive lactic fermentation.
Links specific fermentation processes to specific living microbes.
Birth of Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle
Prominent in creating the French Socialist Party
Appointed Mayor of Lille
Mitterand & Thatcher agree to undertake the Channel building project
Provenance
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