Montmirail
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Montmirail is the name of several communes in France
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Montmirail may also refer to the Dentelles de Montmirail
, mountains in Vaucluse
, southern France. The Battle of Montmirail
took place in 1814 near Montmirail, Marne.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- MontmirailMontmirail, MarneMontmirail is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
, in the MarneMarneMarne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
département - MontmirailMontmirail, SartheMontmirail is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France....
, in the SartheSartheSarthe is a French department, named after the Sarthe River.- History :The department was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, pursuant to the law of December 22, 1789, starting from a part of the province of Maine which was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and...
département
Montmirail may also refer to the Dentelles de Montmirail
Dentelles de Montmirail
The Dentelles de Montmirail are a small chain of mountains in Provence in France, in the département of Vaucluse, located just to the south of the village of Vaison-la-Romaine....
, mountains in Vaucluse
Vaucluse
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes...
, southern France. The Battle of Montmirail
Battle of Montmirail
The Battle of Montmirail was a battle fought near Montmirail, France, during the Six Days Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. It was fought on February 11, 1814, and resulted in the victory of the French under Emperor Napoleon I over the Russians under General Fabian Wilhelm von Osten-Sacken and the...
took place in 1814 near Montmirail, Marne.