Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . h a garrison of 2000 men, successfullydefended Mezieres for 28 days against an Imperial army of 35,000. In 1815,after a siege of six weeks, the town was compelled to capitulate to theGermans, though not before the general pacification. In Jan. 1871 Mezieressurrendered after a severe bombardment. To the right, near the bridge which connects the two towns, is aWar Monument of 1870-71. The only noteworthy building in Me-zieres is the Parish Church (PI. A, 5), a handsom
Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . h a garrison of 2000 men, successfullydefended Mezieres for 28 days against an Imperial army of 35,000. In 1815,after a siege of six weeks, the town was compelled to capitulate to theGermans, though not before the general pacification. In Jan. 1871 Mezieressurrendered after a severe bombardment. To the right, near the bridge which connects the two towns, is aWar Monument of 1870-71. The only noteworthy building in Me-zieres is the Parish Church (PI. A, 5), a handsome Gothic edifice of1499-1556, with a conspicuous Renaissance tower. The portal on theS. side is very richly ornamented. Within this church Charles married to Elizabeth of Austria in 1570. In the newer part ofthe town is a Statue of Bayard (PI. 5, A, 4; see above), by Croisy (1893). Railways to Eirson, Aulnoye, Valenciennes, Lille, and Calais, see pp. 6T-65; to Oivel and Namur, see pp. 78-31. Trains for Sedan, Thionville, and Metz, on leaving M^zieres-Charleville, return in the direction of Rheims as far as beyond the.
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