Jemappes

Jemappes (in older texts also: "Jemmapes") is a Walloon town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. Since 1973, it is part of the city of Mons. Jemappes is known for the Battle of Jemappes between the French and Austrian armies in 1792.
During the French occupation of Belgium (1792–1814), there was a département named after the Battle of Jemappes, Jemmape. 
Jemappes was also a battleground in the First World War.