Cambrai was the Duke of Wellington's headquarters, for the British Army of Occupation, from 1815 to 1818.

The Battle of Cambrai (Battle of Cambrai, 1917, First Battle of Cambrai and Schlacht von Cambrai) was a British attack in the First World War, followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) since 1914.

Battle of Cambrai, British offensive (November–December 1917) on the Western Front during World War I that marked the first large-scale, effective use of tanks in warfare. Despite the British failure to exploit their initial success, the battle demonstrated that armor was the key to a decision on the Western Front.

Jan 26, 2020 · Lets explore the best things to do in Cambrai: 1. Musée de Cambrai Source: flickr Musée de Cambrai. Housed in a stately 18th-century mansion, Cambrai’s museum has Dutch, French and Flemish art, and artefacts recording the town’s story.

Cambrai, town, Nord département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France. It lies along the Escaut River, south of Roubaix.

Cambrai is in the Nord department of the Nord Pas de Calais region, south-east of Arras and north of Saint-Quentin. The story of Cambrai is forever part of the story of the First World War, where it was infamously at the centre of the world's first tank battle.

Cambrai (prononcé : /kɑ̃.bʁɛ/ Écouter) est une commune française, historiquement capitale du Cambrésis, située dans le département du Nord, dont elle est aujourd'hui l'une des sous-préfectures, en région Hauts-de-France.

Sep 24, 2024 · Things to Do in Cambrai, France: See Tripadvisor's 10,580 traveller reviews and photos of Cambrai tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in April. We have reviews of the best places to see in Cambrai. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.

Labeled City of Art and History, Cambrai is a commune of the Hauts-de-France located in the department of Nord. It takes place about twenty kilometers from Douai, and about forty kilometers from Arras. Cambrai also benefits from a proximity to the Belgian border, which is only a hundred kilometers from Brussels.

Cambrai is known for some of its popular attractions, which include: Musée de Cambrai; Porte de Paris; Cathedrale Notre-Dame; Chateau de Selles; Souterrains de la Citadelle