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Definition of Argonne

1. Noun. An American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11.

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Literary usage of Argonne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1920)
"along their communications, by the enemy who dominated them from the Argonne and from the Meuse Hills. It had been the expectation of their commander that ..."

2. The New York Times Current History (1915)
"The Crown Prince in the Argonne An Associated Press dispatch from Paris stated on June 30 that the German attempt to divert the attention of the French from ..."

3. The Fourth Division: Its Services and Achievements in the World War by Christian Albert Bach, Henry Noble Hall (1920)
"... CHAPTER XI THE MEUSE-Argonne OFFENSIVE—1ST PHASE THE Battle of the Meuse-Argonne will always stand out as the greatest in American history and as the ..."

4. The History of the A. E. F. by Shipley Thomas (1920)
"CHAPTER XIV MEUSE-Argonne—SECOND PHASE (October 4-30, 1918) Main Line of Resistance Broken—American Casualties Reach Peak of the War—ist Division's Signal ..."

5. The Story of the 91st Division (1919)
"Further, the railroad line skirting the Argonne to the north, ... The front assigned for the American advance extended from the Argonne on the west to the ..."

6. Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade (1996) edited by Paula Altman (1996)
"The bulletin board is free to teachers and can be reached via Telnet to newton.dep.anl.gov or via Mosaic through the Argonne Division of the Educational ..."

7. Circuits of Victory by Abraham Lincoln Lavine (1921)
"CHAPTER XLV THE MEUSE-Argonne IN order to convey an adequate picture of the part ... The battle of the Meuse-Argonne, so called because its main attack was ..."

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