Editing Cambrai (section)

===Military life===
In 1711–1712, during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], the regiments of {{Interlanguage link multi|Roussillon Regiment|fr|3=Régiment de Roussillon|lt=Rousillon}} and [[Régiment Royal-Comtois|Royal-Comtois]] had their barracks at Cambrai.<ref>Several acts have reported the presence of these regiments in the period between November 1711 and August 1712.</ref>

From the late 19th century, two military units were stationed at Cambrai. The [[1st Infantry Regiment (France)|1st Infantry Regiment]] was quartered at Cambrai from 1870 to 1914, when it left for Belgium, before returning in 1919. It was split between the citadel and the Renel barracks. In 1940 it was again sent to Belgium, before being dissolved in 1942 in the free zone and did not return to Cambrai. The {{Interlanguage link multi|4th Cuirassier Regiment|fr|3=4e régiment de cuirassiers (France)}} arrived in Cambrai in 1889 and is the Mortier quarter. This regiment was dissolved at the end of [[World War I]]. After [[World War II]] the Mortier quarter was assigned to the Selection Centre No. 2, today disbanded.

Until 2012, the {{Interlanguage link multi|Airbase 103 Cambrai-Épinoy|fr|3=Base aérienne 103 Cambrai-Épinoy|lt=Airbase 103}} "[[René Mouchotte]]" was near the city, founded in 1953 and which hosted the 01.012 Fighter Squadron "Cambrésis" created in 1952, the 02.012 "Picardy" and the 03.012 "Cornouailles" [Cornwall], as well as a ground-to-air defence squadron.