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Cambrai ( US: / kæmˈbreɪ, kɒ̃ˈ -/, [ 3][ 4] French: [kɑ̃bʁɛ] ⓘ; Picard: Kimbré; Dutch: Kamerijk ), formerly Cambray[ 4] and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river.
Battle of St Quentin Canal. The Hindenburg Line (German: Siegfriedstellung, Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front in France during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne.
World War I Campaign Streamer. The United States campaigns in World War I began after American entry in the war in early April 1917. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) served on the Western Front, under General John J. Pershing, and engaged in 13 official military campaigns between 1917 and 1918, for which campaign streamers were designated.
Died in 1742. Revised plan by Laurent de Lyonne. Work began in 1768. / 50.17646; 3.22173. / 49.60814; 3.22526. The Canal de Saint-Quentin ( French pronunciation: [kanal də sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised river Escaut in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny .
A settlement around the point at which the Shankill Road becomes the Woodvale Road, at the junction with Cambrai Street, was known as Shankill from the Irish Seanchill meaning "old church". Believed to date back to 455 AD, [ 6 ] it was known as the "Church of St Patrick of the White Ford" and in time had six smaller churches, known as ...
Battle of St Quentin Canal. / 49.96167°N 3.23667°E / 49.96167; 3.23667. The Battle of St Quentin Canal was a pivotal battle of World War I that began on 29 September 1918 and involved British, Australian and American forces operating as part of the British Fourth Army under the overall command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson.
St. Quentin Cambrésis - St. Jean reopened to freight only in 1923. The line west of St. Jean did not reopen after the war. World War Two. In 1943, the CF du Cambrésis received three Corpet-Louvet 2-8-2T locomotives that had been destined for the Chemin de Fer Conakry-Niger in French Guinea. These locomotives were numbered 40, 41 and 42 in the ...
Battle of Canal du Nord. Part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War. Canadian engineers building a bridge across the Canal du Nord, September 1918. Date. September 27 - October 1, 1918. Location. Canal du Nord. 50°17′N 3°07′E / 50.283°N 3.117°E / 50.283; 3.117. Result.