Beauséjour, Marne
Encyclopedia
Beauséjour was a village in France
that was largely destroyed in World War I
. It was part of the commune of Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus
(Marne
).
Founded in 1820, it was the scene of historic fighting between the Germans, French, and English in 1914 and 1915. It was not rebuilt after the war. Today it is the site of historic markers. It has reappeared in the press largely because France's oldest man ever, Maurice Floquet
, fought at the battle and survived.
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...
that was largely destroyed in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It was part of the commune of Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus
Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus
Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
(Marne
Marne
Marne 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...
).
Founded in 1820, it was the scene of historic fighting between the Germans, French, and English in 1914 and 1915. It was not rebuilt after the war. Today it is the site of historic markers. It has reappeared in the press largely because France's oldest man ever, Maurice Floquet
Maurice Floquet
Maurice Noël Floquet was, at age 111, France's oldest man on record and was one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I. He was, at the age of 111 years and 320 days, France's longest-lived soldier ever. Moreover, Maurice was France's oldest living man for more than four years...
, fought at the battle and survived.