General Leman, the defender of Liege, died at Liege on October 17 from pneumonia.
The story of the heroic defence against heavy odds, and the subsequent captitre of the forts, is still fresh in the public mind, as also are the universally acknowledged consequences of the hold-up of the German hordes, namely the salvation of Paris' and perhaps the Allied cause.
General Leman, whose name will always be associated with the gallant defence of the Liege forts against the first terrific onslaught of the German Army in 1914, was born at the town of his heroic fight on January 8, 1851. He was Military Governor there when war broke out. His action is an illustration General Leman's health broke down whilst a prisoner in Germany, and he was afterwards allowed to go to Switzerland. He persistently refused to give his parole not to fight against Germany if released. King Albert conferred the title of Count on General Leman on July 21 last year.
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