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In 1792 [[Charles François Dumouriez]] outmaneuvered the invading forces of the [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Duke of Brunswick]] in the forest before the [[Battle of Valmy]]. |
In 1792 [[Charles François Dumouriez]] outmaneuvered the invading forces of the [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Duke of Brunswick]] in the forest before the [[Battle of Valmy]]. |
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The forest is also the site of military action during [[World War I]]. Several [[United States Army]] soldiers earned the [[Medal of Honor]] there, including Colonel [[Nelson M. Holderman|Nelson Miles Holderman]], Major [[Charles White Whittlesey]], and Sergeant [[Alvin C. York]]. |
The forest is also the site of military action during [[World War I]], the [[Meuse-Argonne Offensive]]. Several [[United States Army]] soldiers earned the [[Medal of Honor]] there, including Colonel [[Nelson M. Holderman|Nelson Miles Holderman]], Major [[Charles White Whittlesey]], and Sergeant [[Alvin C. York]] - most of them part of the "[[Lost Battalion (World War I)|Lost Battalion]]". |
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The World War I [[Montfaucon American Monument]] consists of a large [[granite]] [[Doric column]], surmounted by a statue symbolic of [[Liberty]]. The monument is located twenty miles northwest of Verdun. It is not far from the [[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial]].<ref>American Battle Monuments Commission: [http://www.abmc.gov/memorials/memorials/mf.php Montfaucon monument].</ref> |
The World War I [[Montfaucon American Monument]] consists of a large [[granite]] [[Doric column]], surmounted by a statue symbolic of [[Liberty]]. The monument is located twenty miles northwest of Verdun. It is not far from the [[Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial]].<ref>American Battle Monuments Commission: [http://www.abmc.gov/memorials/memorials/mf.php Montfaucon monument].</ref> |
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The Forest of Argonne is a long strip of rocky mountain and wild woodland in north-eastern France.
In 1792 Charles François Dumouriez outmaneuvered the invading forces of the Duke of Brunswick in the forest before the Battle of Valmy.
The forest is also the site of military action during World War I, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Several United States Army soldiers earned the Medal of Honor there, including Colonel Nelson Miles Holderman, Major Charles White Whittlesey, and Sergeant Alvin C. York - most of them part of the "Lost Battalion".
The World War I Montfaucon American Monument consists of a large granite Doric column, surmounted by a statue symbolic of Liberty. The monument is located twenty miles northwest of Verdun. It is not far from the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial.[1]
Points of interest
See also
References
- ^ American Battle Monuments Commission: Montfaucon monument.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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