First Battle of Ypres

When

19 Oct 1914 – 22 Nov 1914

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.85° N, 2.89° E

Location

Ypres, Belgium

Outcome

Indecisive

Belligerents

Germany vs France, Belgium, United Kingdom

1914 battle of the First World War

The First Battle of Ypres was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium. The battle was part of the First Battle of Flanders, in which German, French, Belgian armies and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) fought from Arras in France to Nieuwpoort (Nieuport) on the Belgian coast, from 10 October to mid-November.

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