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Definition of Belleau wood
1. Noun. A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belleau Wood
Literary usage of Belleau wood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"The success of the Americans at Chateau- Thierry and belleau wood was the
preliminary step in the COURTESY OF THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING PUBLICITY BUREAU ..."
2. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XX belleau wood AND VAUX The stiffening effect of our presence on the Preach
troops—A crisis in ammunition promptly met—Under the watchful eyes of the ..."
3. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1920)
"The achievement of the ist Division at Cantigny and of the 2nd at belleau wood
demonstrated the value of American troops as combat elements. ..."
4. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1919)
"CHAPTER LVII belleau wood '• THERE was a dangerous bulge in the new American line
formed by belleau wood. In their advance the Americans ..."
5. The Story of the Great War by Roland Greene Usher (1919)
"CHAPTER XLII belleau wood To the northwest of Chateau-Thierry, along the edges
of the ... But unless they could be driven from belleau wood the success of ..."
6. America's Part in the World War: A History of the Full Greatness of Our by Richard Joseph Beamish, Francis Andrew March (1919)
"... under shell and gas attacks were called back into belleau wood and the regiment
of the ... belleau wood ..."
7. Public School Methods (1921)
"belleau wood. The Second Division of the American army, consisting of marines and
... In front of them the Germans held belleau wood, which, being nearly ..."
8. The History of the A. E. F. by Shipley Thomas (1920)
"... Division at Chateau-Thierry—2nd Division in belleau wood BATTLES 1N THE MARNE
... made a small local advance and took the town of Vaux and belleau wood. ..."
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