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Revision as of 11:10, 17 December 2004 by Pearle (talk | contribs) (Removed from Category:Cities,_towns_and_villages_of_France)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Cambrai is a French city, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous-préfecture.
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.
Cambrai was the birthplace of:
- Charles François Dumouriez (1739-1823), French general.
- 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
External link
- Official city website: http://www.villedecambrai.com/