Second Battle of Ypres

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First World War battle battle

The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.

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Label	Occurrences
Second Battle of Ypres canonical	23
Battle of Ypres (1915)	1
Battle of the Yser	1
City of Ypres	1
Second Battle of Ypres 1915	1
Second Ypres	1
Ypres, 1915	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First World War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ surface form: Second Ypres
belligerent	Algerian troops ⓘ Belgium ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Moroccan troops ⓘ island of Newfoundland ⓘ surface form: Newfoundland United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander	Duke Albrecht of Württemberg ⓘ Edmund Allenby ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn ⓘ Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin ⓘ Herbert Plumer ⓘ Horace Smith-Dorrien ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
countryAtLocation	Belgium ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
dateOfFirstGasAttack	1915-04-22 ⓘ
endDate	1915-05-25 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ surface form: Third Battle of Ypres
front	Ypres ⓘ surface form: Ypres Salient
gasDeployedBy	Imperial German Army ⓘ surface form: German Army
hasPhase	Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge ⓘ surface form: Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge ⓘ surface form: Battle of Frezenberg Ridge Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge ⓘ Battle of St. Julien ⓘ
involves	1st Canadian Division ⓘ Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ French 45th Division ⓘ French 87th Territorial Division ⓘ
location	Belgium ⓘ Flanders ⓘ Ypres ⓘ
notableFor	first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front ⓘ
partOf	Western Front ⓘ
precededBy	First Battle of Ypres ⓘ
result	Allied defensive success in holding Ypres salient ⓘ German tactical gains ⓘ
startDate	1915-04-22 ⓘ
strategicObjective	to weaken Allied lines around Ypres salient ⓘ
theatre	European theatre of World War I ⓘ
typeOfGasUsed	chlorine ⓘ
usedWeapon	artillery ⓘ chlorine gas ⓘ machine guns ⓘ rifles ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Expeditionary Force → engagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Union of Utrecht → signatory → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Ypres

Western Front → notableBattle → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Front (World War I)

CEF → notableEngagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force

Second Battle of Ypres → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Ypres

1st Canadian Division → notableEngagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

2nd Canadian Division → engagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Canadian Corps → notableBattle → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Canadian Corps → engagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Ypres 1915

European theatre of World War I → hasPart → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Ypres → wasSiteOf → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Loyal Edmonton Regiment → battleHonour → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ypres, 1915

Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front → oversawBattle → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Flanders Fields → notableBattle → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Yser River → notableEvent → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Yser

First Battle of Ypres → followedBy → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada → notableEngagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Ypres (1915)

French 45th Division → participatedIn → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

French 45th Division → notableEngagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

French 87th Territorial Division → engagement → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge → partOf → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Battle of St. Julien → partOf → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Edwin Alderson → conflict → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Battle of Mount Sorrel → precededBy → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Battle of Frezenberg → partOf → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

German 4th Army → notableOperation → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Duke Albrecht of Württemberg → battle → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Battle of Neuve Chapelle → followedBy → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ

Menin Gate → commemoratesBattle → Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ