Cambrai

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Cambrai is a French city, in the Nord [[d�partement]], of which it is a [[sous-pr�fecture]].

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 Fran�ois Dumouriez]] (1739-1823), French general.
• [[Louis Bl�riot]] (1872-1936), aviator
• [[Ren� Dumont]] (1904-2001), engineer in agronomy, sociologist, and environmental politician

External link

• Official city website: http://www.villedecambrai.com/

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Cambrai" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrai, used under the GNU Free Documentation License