Château-Thierry

[ sha-toh-tee-uh-ree; French shah-toh-tye-ree ]

noun

1. a town in N France, on the Marne River: scene of heavy fighting 1918.

Château-Thierry

/ ʃɑtotjɛri; ˈʃætəʊˈtɪərɪ /

noun

1. a town in N central France, on the River Marne: scene of the second battle of the Marne (1918) during World War I. Pop: 14 967 (1999)

Example Sentences

That night we entrained, bound for the west, where the Allies were pushing back the Chateau Thierry salient.

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Two days later the regiment marched through Chateau Thierry, to which its citizens were just returning.

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The enemy had attempted to broaden his Marne salient and had stretched as far south as Chateau-Thierry.

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News had been received that he was grievously wounded in France—shot to pieces, in effect, leading his men near Chateau-Thierry.

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Now to get back to the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, and tell you a few of my own experiences.

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