The Battle of the Sambre refers to two battles fought along the Sambre River during World War I:
- Battle of the Sambre (1914), commonly known as the Battle of Charleroi
- Battle of the Sambre (1918) - the final British offensive of the war
The Battle of Sabis is also known as the Battle of the Sambre.
Famous quotes containing the words battle of and/or battle:
“Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico, Jerico, Jerico,
Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico,
An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.”
—Unknown. Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho (l. 1–3)
“There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers’ battle with the heavens that cover them. Snow, rain, and mist highlight, drench, or conceal the vast towers, but those towers, hostile to mystery and blind to any sort of play, shear off the rain’s tresses and shine their three thousand swords through the soft swan of the fog.”
—Federico García Lorca (1898–1936)