Cantigny


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Can·ti·gny

 (käN-tē-nyē′)
A village of northern France south of Amiens. It was the site of the first US offensive (May 1918) in World War I.
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Can•ti•gny

(kɑ̃ tiˈnyi)

n.
a village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918.
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First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America's First Battle of World War I.
First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America's First Battle of World War I
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Consequently, even the most recent popular histories tend to dwell on the undeniable heroism of America's doughboys at Cantigny and Belleau Wood, rather than the tactical mistakes and the rather shocking level of casualties.
Mead, Gary. The doughboys; America and the First World War
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