The First Division won American World War I at Battle of Cantigny, First Division Museum states on its website. On May 28, 1918, it attacked and defeated German forces in the village and held it against repeated German counterattacks, despite suffering more than 1,000 casualties... ..…

Yes, they were unpleasant and inelegant, to put it mildly.  Worse, Trump's tweet barrage came on France was commemorating the murder of 130 Parisians by in 2015.  French press official claimed Trump 'lacked common decency. ..…