Reinforcements relieved Edmund Allenby's troops on the second day and the 1st Cavalry Division held the Wulverghem line at this battle. General Fitz- Clarence usurped the 2nd Worcesters from another division to halt an attack west of Gheluvelt, preventing the opposing side from advancing past St. Eloi [el-WAH]. Ploegsteert Wood, Le Gheer, and Passchendaele Ridge became targets of violent attacks, prompting Sir John French to incorrectly remark "the war surely cannot last much longer." For 10 points, name this battle fought October 31 to November 17, 1914 that halted the German "race to the sea," the earliest of three battles fought near the s
Reinforcements relieved Edmund Allenby's troops on the second day and the 1st Cavalry Division held the Wulverghem line at this battle. General Fitz- Clarence usurped the 2nd Worcesters from another division to halt an attack west of Gheluvelt, preventing the opposing side from advancing past St. Eloi [el-WAH]. Ploegsteert Wood, Le Gheer, and Passchendaele Ridge became targets of violent attacks, prompting Sir John French to incorrectly remark "the war surely cannot last much longer." For 10 points, name this battle fought October 31 to November 17, 1914 that halted the German "race to the sea," the earliest of three battles fought near the same Belgian city.
Reinforcements relieved Edmund Allenby's troops on the second day and the 1st Cavalry Division held the Wulverghem line at this battle.
{First} Battle of {Ypres} or Battle of {Flanders}