Aisne
Arrondissement of Soissons
Vivières

Guards’ Grave

Guards' Grave is a military cemetery near in northern France, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In 1914, the British Expeditionary Force fought a rearguard action here during the Retreat from Mons.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: military cemetery located in Aisne, in France
  • Also known as: “Guards Grave, Villers-Cotterets Forest Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Mazancourt and Hôtel de ville de Villers-Cotterêts.

Castle
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
is a castle, which is situated 2½ km north of Guards’ Grave.

Town hall
Photo: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Guards’ Grave.

Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Guards’ Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villers-Cotterêts and Fleury.

Town
Photo: Gilles Guillamot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in , . It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the Ordinance of discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as the birthplace in 1802 of French novelist Alexandre Dumas père. is situated 3½ km southwest of Guards’ Grave.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in northern . is situated 4 km southeast of Guards’ Grave.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 5 km southwest of Guards’ Grave.

Guards’ Grave

Latitude
49.282° or 49° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
3.11113° or 3° 6′ 40″ east
Open location code
8FX574J6+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 901361772
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q5614127
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Guards’ Grave” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Guards Grave, Villers Cotterets Forest”
  • Dutch: “Guards Grave”
  • French: “Guards‘ Grave”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chêne du Lieutenant and L’Ermitage Saint-Hubert.

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