The Battle of Ypres was a series of engagements during the First World War, near the Belgian city of Ypres, between the German and the Allied armies (Belgian, French and British colonial forces). During the five engagements, casualties may have surpassed one million.

The First Battle of Ypres (French: Première Bataille des Flandres, German: Erste Flandernschlacht, 19 October – 22 November 1914) was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium.

First Battle of Ypres, (October 19–November 22, 1914), first of three costly battles of World War I in western Flanders. The Allies and the Germans failed to outflank each other, and both sides settled into the trench warfare that would characterize the remainder of …

Nov 5, 2009 · On October 19, 1914, near the Belgian city of Ypres, Allied and German forces begin the first of what would be three battles to control the city and its advantageous positions on the north...

A summary of the WW1 battles that took place around the Ypres Salient during 1914-1918 in Belgium.

Ypres was the principal town within an important salient, or bulge, in the British lines on the Western Front during World War I. The Ypres salient was the site of three major battles—First Ypres (October–November 1914), Second Ypres (April–May 1915; marked by the Germans’ first use of poison gas as a weapon), and Third Ypres (also ...

Second Battle of Ypres, (April 22–May 25, 1915), second of three costly battles in World War I at Ypres (now Ieper), in western Flanders. The battle marked the Germans’ first use of poison gas as a weapon.

The First Battle of Ypres was fought in 1914, during WWI (1914-1918). This was the last fight of a series of battles that broke out between the Germans and the British during the Race to the Sea. On October 19, 1914, Germany implemented the Schlieffen Plan.

The Belgian city of Ypres is synonymous with the First World War. Ypres gave its name to three major battles: First Ypres (19 October - 22 November 1914), Second Ypres (21 April - 25 May 1915) and Third Ypres (31 July - 10 November 1917). The severe casualties suffered in the area made Ypres a focus for post-war remembrance.

British troops first entered Ypres in October 1914, unaware of the German force that was advancing towards the town. However, the professionalism and experience of the British soldiers compared to the young Germans meant they took the lead when they were attacked in …