Forest of Argonne

Coordinates: 49°09′N 4°58′E / 49.150°N 4.967°E / 49.150; 4.967
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Location of Forest of Argonne in northeastern France
Forest of Argonne in 1915
Forest of Argonne in a valley near Chatel-Chéhéry, France, where Sgt. Henry Johnson, known after his heroic battle as the Black Death, and Sgt. Alvin C. York fought in World War I
U.S. soldiers in the Argonne Forest resting in a trench, 1918

The Forest of Argonne (French pronunciation:

First World War, the landscape of the forest was forever changed as trench warfare led to parts of the forest being riddled with deep human-made trenches along with craters from explosives. The forest is bordered by the Meuse River on the west and rolling farmland and creeks to the east. The forest is largely oak, chestnut, and pine trees, and ferns cover much of the forest floor. Common animal life consists of wild boar, red deer, roe deer, hares, rabbits, foxes, and wildcat.[2]

History

In 1792, Charles François Dumouriez outmaneuvered the invading forces of the Duke of Brunswick in the forest before the Battle of Valmy.

During

Doric column surmounted by a statue symbolic of Liberty. The monument is located 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Verdun, not far from the Meuse–Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial.[3]

Points of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ "Argonne | region, France | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ^ "France - Plant and animal life | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. ^ American Battle Monuments Commission: Montfaucon monument Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Powell, Lisa. "Forest conceals long-forgotten amusement park, a 1930s Dayton hot spot". Dayton Daily News.

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Argonne`, Forest of". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.

49°09′N 4°58′E / 49.150°N 4.967°E / 49.150; 4.967

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