Escaut may refer to: Scheldt River, Escaut in French MV Escaut, a number of ships with this name Escaut (department), the former French département Manon...

number of motor vessels were named Escaut, including: MV Escaut (1929), a Dutch coaster in service 1929–41 MV Escaut (1938), a Belgian cargo ship in service...

The Scheldt (/ˈʃɛlt, ˈskɛlt/ SHELT, SKELT; French: Escaut [ɛsko]; Dutch: Schelde [ˈsxɛldə] ) is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) river that flows through...

Escaut (French: [ɛsko], Dutch: Schelde) was a department of the French First Republic and French First Empire in present-day Belgium and Netherlands. It...

The Battle of the Lys and the Escaut was the third and last phase of the Second Battle of Belgium (French: 2ème Bataille de Belgique) or the Ypres-Lys...

Cantaing-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ɛsko], literally Cantaing on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...

or Escaut in French, which ran through Ghent to Antwerp. Although a formidable natural obstacle, defending the Escaut, an option known as the Escaut Plan...

Fresnes-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ ɛsko], literally Fresnes on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...

Noyelles-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl syʁ ɛsko], literally Noyelles on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...

Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [ɔnkuʁ syʁ ɛsko], literally Honnecourt on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France....

The invasion of Belgium or Belgian campaign (10–28 May 1940), often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign (French: Campagne des 18 jours;...

Temse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛmsə] ; French: Tamise [tamiz]) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul...

The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping...

Tournai, along the Escaut (Scheldt) to Ghent and thence to Zeebrugge on the North Sea coast, possibly further along the Scheldt (Escaut) to Antwerp, which...

gabarit' (large dimensions, or high capacity, literally large gauge) Dunkerque-Escaut. Some authors have separated the waterway into the canal proper and the...

encounter battle and fight a defensive battle from prepared positions. The Escaut Plan/Plan E and Dyle Plan/Plan D were devised for a forward defence in Belgium...

sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised river Escaut in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in...

Neuville-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [nøvil syʁ ɛsko], literally Neuville on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...

Belgium Austrian Netherlands: Duchy of Brabant County of Hainaut 1795–1814 Escaut Ghent Gand Scheldt river Belgium Netherlands Austrian Netherlands: County...

the Escaut. The Middle Scarpe is no longer navigable, bypassed by the high-capacity Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. This river was navigated from the Escaut up...

Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt (French: Escaut) river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline...

The Fortified Sector of the Escaut (Secteur Fortifié de l'Escaut), also known as the Fortified Sector of the Schelde, was the French military organization...

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following year, France officially annexed Flanders as the départements of Lys, Escaut, Deux-Nèthes, Meuse-Inférieure and Dyle. Obligatory (French) army service...

most of the area of the modern province was part of the Department of Escaut, named after the River Scheldt. Following the defeat of Napoleon, the entity...

Neuville-Saint-Rémy Neuville-sur-Escaut Neuvilly Nieppe Niergnies Nieurlet Nivelle Nomain Noordpeene Noyelles-lès-Seclin Noyelles-sur-Escaut Noyelles-sur-Sambre Noyelles-sur-Selle...

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut (French pronunciation: [bʁyɛ syʁ lɛsko], literally Bruay on the Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Bruay-sur-l'Escaut...

and divided into two departments: Lys (present day West Flanders) and Escaut (present day East Flanders and Zeelandic Flanders). Austria confirmed its...

(near Dom-le-Mesnil) Chiers (in Bazeilles) Othain (in Montmédy) Scheldt/Escaut (near Vlissingen, Netherlands) Lys (in Ghent, Belgium) Deûle (in Deûlémont)...

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