Cantigny

American  

[kahn-tee-nyee] / kɑ̃ tiˈnyi /

noun

1. a village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918.

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Example Sentences

But the Yanks held Cantigny, and they proved to the Germans that they could fight.

From Literature

On May 28, 1918, American troops carried out their first important assignment of World War I. The First Division, General Bullard commanding, was ordered to capture the village of Cantigny.

From Literature

And each of us, this writer especially, will pray that the current Allied success at the Battle of Cantigny signals a speedy end to this war.

From Literature

Of that group, I liked Cantigny and St. Andrews best.

From Golf Digest

On 28 May 1918, Pershing's trusted First Division, the "Big Red One", attacked at Cantigny in northern France, 20 miles south of Amiens.

From BBC