French Flanders

There was nothing more of moment attempted by either of the armies during the remaining part of the campaign, which being ended, the English marched back to the Netherlands; part of our army was detached to French Flanders, and our regiment ordered into winter quarters in Champagne.

The Adventures of Roderick Random 2004

According to the report, the family left Scotland for French Flanders, then Holland, then Iowa.

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For a total of two million hectares, the sum thus represented in the personal advances of farmers reach or surpass a billion, for in French Flanders and in Artois this minimum estimate of five hundred francs is greatly exceeded.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

Melfort and Lord Drummond, with General Sheldon and ten other gentlemen, on board the same ship: they then hoisted sail and put to sea; and notwithstanding that several of the King's ships were cruizing on the coast, they sailed in safety, and after a passage of seven days, arrived at Waldam, near Gravelines, in French Flanders.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Mrs. Thomson

The work of capturing the fortresses in French Flanders and the province of Artois was proceeded with, and in 1711 Marlborough took Bouchain, in France.

With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne Herbert Strang

From Cambray, a large and celebrated city of French Flanders, where it was first made; it is now made at other places in France; and also in

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Anonymous

Lille is the capital of French Flanders, and the chief place in the department _du Nord_; it is one of the handsomest and best built cities of France, as well as the strongest fortified.

A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium Richard Boyle Bernard

The following year, 1748, they both crossed the ocean to the Jesuit college at St-Omer in French Flanders, where Charles remained six years.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

After one year there, he went abroad to St. Omer's College in French Flanders, and for six years pursued a liberal education with "marked capability of mind, attention to studies and docility and kindness of manner".

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

This reactionary movement was most marked in the Walloon provinces: Artois, Hainault, and French Flanders in the van; Namur and Luxemburg joining them later.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913