Battle of the Yser

Cuándo

16 oct 1914 – 31 oct 1914

Tipo

Batalla

Coordenadas

51.15° N, 2.72° E

Location

River Yser and Ieperlee, Belgium

Outcome

Allied victory

Belligerents

German Empire contra Belgium France United Kingdom

1914 battle of the First World War

The Battle of the Yser was a battle of the First World War that took place in October 1914 between the towns of Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide, along a 35 km (22 mi) stretch of the Yser River and the Yperlee Canal, in Belgium. The front line was held by a large Belgian force, which halted the German advance in a costly defensive battle.

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