Cambrai - Definition and Overview

Cambrai (Dutch: Kamerijk) is a French city and commune, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous-préfecture.

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.

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

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