battle of ypres (Meaning)
battle of ypres (n)
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
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
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
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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 must
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The Battle of Ypres, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the most costly battles of World War I.
The battle took place in the vicinity of the Belgian city of Ypres.
The British Expeditionary Force played a major role in the Battle of Ypres.
The fighting at Ypres was particularly fierce, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.
