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Cambrai

American

[kahn-bre] / kɑ̃ˈbrɛ /

noun

a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.

Cambrai British

/ kɑ̃brɛ /

noun

a town in NE France: textile industry: scene of a battle in which massed tanks were first used and broke through the German line (November, 1917). Pop: 33 738 (1999)

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In 1508, he formed a coalition of European powers, the League of Cambrai, setting them upon the Venetians and then taking the field himself.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

The British first used hundreds of tanks at the battle of Cambrai in November 1917 - to end the deadlock of static trench warfare.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2023

A French farmer harvests wheat in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, near Cambrai, France, August 9, 2016.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2022

Tony Martin belatedly claimed the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey for the first time on Tuesday with victory on stage four to Cambrai.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2015

All things considered, it was decided not to fight here, but to get back to the Cambrai to Le Cateau road, and make that the next line of resistance.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.

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