Centennial Commemoration of the Battle of Cantigny

The first US military battle in World War I, Kantiny's battle, had a major impact on Colonel Robert McCormick's life. After returning from his service, Colonel McCormick renamed his family garden to Cantigny after the battle was over.

To celebrate this historic anniversary, the first art museum will hold a thoughtful moment, a memorial ceremony, poppy exhibition, and family oriented activities.

Commemorative ceremony (10 am) - Commemorating the 100th anniversary celebration of Kantiny's battle, laying garlands, release of pigeons

War Letters (2 pm) - See a costume performer's letter from a soldier from the First World War to the desert storm

Poppy Exhibition - Considering the casualties of the First World War at the Art Poppy Show in the First World War

Family Activity - Meet withered friends and experience the theme events of the First World War with the whole family

Historic rides and World War I Camp - experience some of our most popular rides and experience the fight against World War I

On 28th May 2008, the battle of Kantiny, the McCormick Foundation and the 90th anniversary of the 28th Infantry Regiment Association announced a statue by Steven Spears, a statue depicting the progress of the group "Cantinie's Lion". Cross the village. The 28th Infantry Regiment was a striking force in the attack of the 1st Division, which was America 's first major battle in World War I. The basis of the emblem is the lion of Picardy's crest arms we have Cantigny and the regiment's nickname is a black lion

In the center of Kantiny, the McCormick Foundation established a small monument in 2005 to commemorate the participation in Colonel Robert McCormick's America's oldest army, the First Field Embattled Battalion. It can be traced back to a part of the American Revolutionary War, in 1960, the McCormick Foundation opened the first division of the Cantigny War Memorial and gathered information on veterans in Chicago.

The first American World War I was a battle of Kantiny from May 27, 1918 to May 31, 1918. In this battle, the US expedition team and the first division of the French army attacked Kantinie village in Germany and France. Cantigny was occupied by the American expedition and the French Army on May 28, 1918 and recorded the first successful fight of the American expedition in World War I. After the battle of Kantinie, the battle of Saint Michael fought from September 12, 1918 until September 15, 1918. After proving their fighting ability in the battle of Kantiny, the American expedition is planning to overtake German-controlled Saint Michael with overwhelming superiority. Under American attacks, German defenders preferred to give up and retreat rather than fighting rather than fighting. Germany's withdrawal means another success of the American expedition