first battle of ypres

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first battle of ypres

The Allied forces held their ground during the First Battle of Ypres.

Definition

Proper noun: * First Battle of Ypres: A major battle of World War I fought in 1914 near the Belgian town of Ypres. It was characterized by heavy casualties for both sides and ended without a decisive breakthrough for either the Allied or German forces, solidifying the stalemate of trench warfare on the Western Front.

Usage
  • The First Battle of Ypres marked the end of the "Race to the Sea" and established the static front line that would largely hold for years.
  • Military historians often study the First Battle of Ypres to understand the transition from mobile to static warfare in WWI.
Advanced Usage
  • "The First Ypres": A common abbreviated reference to the battle.
    • The casualties from the First Ypres were a grim portent of the war to come.
Variants and Related Words
  • Battle of Ypres: The general term for the series of battles fought around Ypres. The First Battle of Ypres is specifically the 1914 engagement.
  • Ypres, 1914: An alternative historical reference.
  • First Ypres: A standard shortened form.
Synonyms
  • First Ypres
  • Ypres, 1914
Related Phrases
  • Race to the Sea: The series of maneuvers immediately preceding the First Battle of Ypres.
  • Trench warfare: The type of warfare that became entrenched after battles like the First Battle of Ypres.
first battle of ypres

The Allied forces held their ground during the First Battle of Ypres.

Noun
  1. 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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