Definition of Battle of Ypres

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Third Battle Of Ypres, Ypres
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium

2. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Second Battle Of Ypres, Ypres
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium

3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: First Battle Of Ypres, Ypres
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Ypres

battle of Shiloh
battle of Soissons-Reims
battle of Solferino
battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
battle of St Mihiel
battle of Tannenberg
battle of Tertry
battle of Teutoburger Wald
battle of Tewkesbury
battle of Thermopylae
battle of Trafalgar
battle of Trasimeno
battle of Valmy
battle of Verdun
battle of Wagram
battle of Ypres (current term)
battle of Zama
battle of the Aisne
battle of the Bismarck Sea
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
battle of the Coral Sea
battle of the Philippine Sea
battle of wits
battle plan
battle rapper
battle royal
battle ship
battle sight
battle stations

Literary usage of Battle of Ypres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"Thus the real conclusion of the first campaign of the war seems to me to be at the Dunajec and not at the close of the First battle of Ypres. ..."

2. A Brief History of the Great War by Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1920)
"After a month's incessant fighting, the battle of Ypres died down : the Allies had prevented the Germans from "breaking through," but the Germans had ..."

3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"... II A THIRD battle of Ypres—CANADIAN VALOR AND KITCHENER'S DEATH April 27, 1916—June 29, 1916 BY early May the Germans were showing marked activity in ..."

4. 1914 by John Denton Pinkstone French (1919)
"CHAPTER XIH THE battle of Ypres Fourth and Fined Phase, November 11 to the end of the Battle EACH of the four phases into which I have divided this very- ..."

5. Ypres and the Battles of Ypres (1920)
"THE SECOND battle of Ypres (April—June, 1915.) The long period of enforced inaction during the winter months, and the depressing waiting in the icy mud, ..."

6. The Great War by George Henry Allen, Henry C. Whitehead, French Ensor Chadwick (1919)
"The second battle of Ypres, April 22-May 27. The poisonous gas. Gallantry of the Canadians. Restoration of the Allied front and readjustment of the ..."

7. World's War Events: Recorded by Statesmen, Commanders, Historians and by Men by Allen Leon Churchill (1919)
"... GAS: SECOND battle of Ypres COL. ED SWINTON I INGE the last summary there has been a ... battle of Ypres ..."

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