Cambrai

Cambrai is a French city, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous-préfecture.

The Battle of Cambrai (November 20 - December 3, 1917), a campaign of World War I took place there. It was noted for the first successful use of tanks.

Cambrai was the birthplace of:

• Charles François Dumouriez (1739-1823), French general.
• Louis Blériot (1872-1936), aviator
• René Dumont (1904-2001), engineer in agronomy, sociologist, and environmental politician