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Battle of Ypres

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Battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery. Synonyms: third battle of Ypres, Ypres.

Battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient. Synonyms: second battle of Ypres, Ypres.

Battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others. Synonyms: first battle of Ypres, Ypres.

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... matter of munitions the story that Mrs. Ward tells is wonderful, almost beyond belief. Much had been done in the first eight months of the war, in the building of munition shops, and the ordering of vast quantities from abroad, before the second battle of Ypres, in April, 1915, which led to the formation of the new Coalition Ministry, including a wholly new department, the Ministry of Munitions, with Mr. ...

— The War on All Fronts: England's Effort - Letters to an American Friend • Mrs. Humphry Ward

Words linked to "Battle of Ypres" : Great War, Belgium, World War 1, War to End War, pitched battle, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique, first battle of Ypres, First World War, World War I