Battle of Cantigny | |||||||
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Part of the Western Front of World War I | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
~4,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,400 killed and wounded [2] 250 captured[3] |
The Battle of Cantigny, fought May 28, 1918,[4] was the first major American battle and offensive of World War I.[5] The U.S. 1st Division, the most experienced of the five American divisions then in France and in reserve for the French Army near the village of Cantigny, was selected for the attack. The objective of the attack was both to reduce a small salient made by the German Army in the front lines but also to instill confidence among the French.
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