battle of the Aisne — noun a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure • Syn: ↑Soissons, ↑battle of Soissons Reims, ↑battle… … Useful english dictionary
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames — noun a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure • Syn: ↑Soissons, ↑battle of Soissons Reims, ↑battle… … Useful english dictionary
Soissons — noun a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure • Syn: ↑battle of Soissons Reims, ↑battle of the… … Useful english dictionary
pitched battle — noun a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place • Hypernyms: ↑battle, ↑conflict, ↑fight, ↑engagement • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Agincourt, ↑Austerlitz, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Reims — Rheims redirects here. For the artist, see Bettina Rheims. For other uses, see Reims (disambiguation). Reims City hall (hôtel de ville) … Wikipedia
Battle of Reims (1814) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Rheims caption=Napoleon during the 1814 campaign. Painting by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, 1864 partof=War of the Sixth Coalition date=13 March, 1814 place=Reims, France result=French victory… … Wikipedia
Battle of Belleau Wood — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Belleau Wood partof=the Western Front of World War I caption= American Marines in Belleau Wood (1918) date=1 ndash;26 June 1918 place=Belleau Wood near Paris, France result=Allied Victory… … Wikipedia
Second Battle of the Marne — Part of the Western Front of the First World War … Wikipedia
Vase of Soissons — The Vase of Soissons was a semi legendary sacred vase that was held in a church in the Domain of Soissons during the Late Antiquity. The existence and the fate of the vase is mostly known due to the writings of Gregory of Tours (c. 538–594), a… … Wikipedia
Second Battle of the Aisne — This article is about the 1917 battle. For other battles of the Aisne see Battle of the Aisne. Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Battle of the Aisne caption=The Western Front in 1917 partof=the Western Front of World War I date=16 April… … Wikipedia