<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" id="mw3w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War I">World War I</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Charleroi" id="mw4A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Charleroi">Battle of Charleroi</a>, a successful German attack across the River <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambre" id="mw4Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sambre">Sambre</a> that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.