Project Gutenberg 2018-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 190 Kennedy, J. M. (John McFarland) Kennedy, John McFarland Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard) 1850 1928 Courtney, William Leonard 15004778 The Campaign Round Liège The Campaign Round Liege The Daily Telegraph War Books Produced by Brian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).) "The Campaign Round Liège" by J. M. Kennedy is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The work details the events surrounding the defense of Liège during the early stages of World War I, highlighting the heroic efforts of the Belgian forces against the German invasion. Important figures in this narrative include General Leman and the soldiers of the Belgian army who fought valiantly to uphold their nation's sovereignty. The opening of the text sets the stage for the war, detailing the rapid escalation of tensions leading to the German invasion of Belgium. It describes the initial encounters at Liège, where despite being outnumbered, the Belgian troops demonstrate remarkable resilience and strategy against the German forces. The text emphasizes the importance of these encounters in delaying the German advance, allowing Allied forces to mobilize. Through vivid descriptions of battles, civilian responses, and reports of atrocities, it provides a compelling portrait of the chaos and heroism present during this critical moment in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Belgium D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 259115 2025-06-22T12:08:21.217858 text/html 238617 2024-10-23T03:05:45 text/html 519663 2025-06-22T12:08:26.665879 application/epub+zip 520051 2025-06-22T12:08:22.217858 application/epub+zip 117431 2025-06-22T12:08:21.731807 application/epub+zip 602877 2025-06-22T12:08:29.623785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581999 2025-06-22T12:08:25.895780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183357 2022-08-25T11:06:52.888271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234930 2023-09-24T08:46:09.743240 text/plain 214902 2024-10-23T03:05:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16204 2025-06-22T12:08:29.791790 application/rdf+xml 8266 2025-06-22T12:08:21.822816 image/jpeg 1656 2025-06-22T12:08:21.775804 image/jpeg 503059 2025-06-22T12:08:21.294806 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia