3624 x 2415 px | 30,7 x 20,4 cm | 12,1 x 8,1 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
9 août 2010
Lieu:
Cassel, Houtland, France
Informations supplémentaires:
"Cassel (Dutch: Kassel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its settlement dates from Roman times and it has been the site of several battles. Cassel stands on Mont Cassel, a prominent hill in the local Houtland region in Flanders plain. The Mont de Cassel seems to be a Roman foundation, built to serve as the urban centre of the Menapii. Its Latin name was Castellum Menapiorum. The name, "Cassel" developed from castellum following Germanic phonetic rules. Many Roman roads converged on Cassel and several are readily seen today from the summit. Three major battles have been fought at Cassel: one in 1071, between rivals for the countship of Flanders, another in 1328 involving the army of Philip VI of France and a rebel force led by Nicolaas Zannekin, and a third in 1677 between a French army under Philippe I of Orléans and Dutch forces commanded by William III of Orange. During World War I, Cassel was a headquarters of the British Army from which the northern end of the Western Front was directed. It was visited by leaders from King George V down. In World War 2, the 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and the 4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry held Cassel for three days as part of the defensive screen around Dunkirk during the evacuation (27 May 1940-30 May 1940)." Wikipedia entry
