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Cambrai (Dutch: Kamerijk) also written Cambray is a French city and commune, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Cambrai is the see of an archdiocese which jurisdiction was immense in during Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the historical Flanders, included large parts of the Low Countries and had even some limited secular power.

History

The Battle of Cambrai (November 20 - December 3, 1917), a campaign of World War I took place there. It was noted for the first successful use of tanks.

Miscellaneous

Cambrai was the birthplace of:

• Charles François Dumouriez (1739-1823), French general
• Francisco de Carondelet (1747-1807), Spanish governor of Louisiana
• Louis Blériot (1872-1936), aviator
• René Dumont (1904-2001), engineer in agronomy, sociologist, and environmental politician
• Maurice Godelier (1934-present), social anthropologist, neo-Marxist, and French intellectual

There was a pub L'homme armé in Cambrai, across the street from Dufay's residence.

External links

• Cambrai website

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