. Rheims and the battles for its possession . , only to be drivenout on October 4. Before the war, a road, which has since completely disappeared, led directfrom Loivre to Brimont. To reach the latter it is now necessary to go farthernorth, via Bermericourt and Orainville, returning southwards by the Neufchdlelto Rheims road (see Itinerary, p. 134). Bermericourt.—This hamlet, of Gallo-Frankish origin, was formerly morepopulous. The bombardments have literally wiped it out. From Bermericourt the tourist reaches Orainville by 30, which 2 after crossing the boundary line between
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . , only to be drivenout on October 4. Before the war, a road, which has since completely disappeared, led directfrom Loivre to Brimont. To reach the latter it is now necessary to go farthernorth, via Bermericourt and Orainville, returning southwards by the Neufchdlelto Rheims road (see Itinerary, p. 134). Bermericourt.—This hamlet, of Gallo-Frankish origin, was formerly morepopulous. The bombardments have literally wiped it out. From Bermericourt the tourist reaches Orainville by 30, which 2 after crossing the boundary line between the departments of the Marneand the Ardennes. At the entrance to the ruined village, near the church, turnto the right into 12, which, 1 kilometer further on, joins the road fromNcufchdtel to Rheims { 9), where turn to the right. Follow this road for four and a half kilometers to the ruins of Landau Farm,turn to the right, then, about 200 yards further on, take the road on the left tothe village of Brimont, entirely destroyed. 152. ALL THAT REMAINS OF BERMERICOURT VILLACE Brimont Fort and Chateau (See Itinerary, p. 134, and summary of the Military Operations, p. 154.) Situated to the west of the road from Rheims to Neufchatel (formerly aRoman causeway which crossed the hill at Cran de Brimont) Brimont wasalready important in Roman times. It was fortified in the Middle Ages,and traces of its ancient fortifications are still to be found on the hill. Thediscovery of a Roman tomb in 1790 caused considerable excitement in archaeo-logical circles, as it was believed to be the burial-place of the Frankish ChiefPharamond who, according to one chronicler, had been buried on a hillocknear Rheims. In 1339, during the siege of Rheims by the English, the Duke of Lancasterhad his camp at Brimont.
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