Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge
E870966
The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge was a World War I engagement during the Second Battle of Ypres in June 1915, in which British forces attacked German positions to secure high ground near Ypres, Belgium.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action of Bellewaarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
German Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Second Battle of Ypres campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandersSide1 | officers of the British II Corps ⓘ |
| commandersSide2 | officers of the German XIII (Württemberg) Corps ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| date | 16 June 1915 ⓘ |
| endDate | 16 June 1915 ⓘ |
| followedBy | relative lull in major operations at Ypres in mid-1915 ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Modern era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| involves |
no man’s land
ⓘ
trench systems ⓘ |
| location | near Ypres, Belgium ⓘ |
| near |
Hooge, Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ypres, West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fighting for limited tactical gains
ⓘ
intense artillery fire in a confined area ⓘ |
| objective |
to improve British positions east of Ypres
ⓘ
to secure high ground on Bellewaarde Ridge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Battle of Ypres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
operations in the Ypres Salient ⓘ trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ |
| place | Bellewaarde Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Frezenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German forces retained most of the ridge
ⓘ
inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | 16 June 1915 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of observation over Ypres Salient ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
ridge
ⓘ
trenches ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| theatre | Ypres Salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
infantry assault in waves
ⓘ
preliminary artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ rifles ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.