battle of St Mihiel

battle of St Mihiel
noun
a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
Syn: ↑Saint-Mihiel, ↑St Mihiel
Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic
Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle

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