29 October 1709
Succession
The treaty names Ypres among barrier towns intended for Dutch garrisons.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Ypres in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The treaty names Ypres among barrier towns intended for Dutch garrisons.
The treaty names Ypres among barrier towns intended for Dutch garrisons.
Birth of John French, later Earl of Ypres.
French serves before later receiving the Ypres title.
French wins cavalry reputation before becoming Earl of Ypres.
French leads the cavalry relief before his Ypres title.
French commands at Aldershot before the Ypres battles.
French is Inspector General before the Ypres campaign.
French becomes CIGS before commanding near Ypres.
Leads the Cavalry Corps at the 1st Battle of Ypres
Uses cavalry dismounted to help hold the line south of Ypres.
Commands cavalry engaged in the critical fighting around Ypres.
Wins praise for leadership during the 1914 fighting at Ypres.
His cavalry formations help hold threatened sectors during the Ypres fighting.
French commands the BEF before the First Battle of Ypres.
Leads the Cavalry Corps during the First Battle of Ypres.
The British occupy Ypres
British forces occupy Ypres.
Haig commands I Corps in the Ypres salient.
Allenby leads cavalry during the fighting around Ypres.
Smith-Dorrien holds part of the line near Ypres.
French directs the BEF during the First Battle of Ypres.
Rawlinson helps hold the line during First Ypres.
Byng commands cavalry at Ypres.
Commands the 3rd Cavalry Division at Ypres
FitzClarence helps restore the line near Ypres.
Bulfin sends reinforcements during the crisis at Ypres.
Gough commands cavalry near Ypres.
British units resist the last German push at Ypres.
Leads V Corps through the difficult defensive fighting at Second Ypres.
Commands V Corps during the Second Battle of Ypres.
Smith-Dorrien warns about the danger around Ypres.
Plumer takes command during the Ypres fighting.
French is replaced after failures following Ypres and Loos.
Haig considers future offensives around Ypres.
Plumer commands the British Second Army around Ypres.
Harington helps plan operations in the Ypres sector.
The four divisions of the Canadian Corps were transferred to the Ypres Salient and to make additional advances on Passchendaele
British corps operate in the Ypres Salient.
Plumer captures Messines Ridge south of Ypres.
Haig approves final preparations for the major offensive east of Ypres.
Gough commands the opening attack at Ypres.
Haig launches the Third Battle of Ypres.
Maxse commands XVIII Corps near Ypres.
Plumer uses step-by-step tactics near Ypres.
Serves as a staff officer during the Passchendaele campaign and studies the problems of artillery and infantry coordination.
Godley directs II ANZAC Corps during the successful Broodseinde phase of the Ypres offensive.
Jacob commands II Corps in the Ypres fighting.
Kiggell sees the devastated battlefield near Ypres.
Devises a series of actions to advance into northern France and Belgium. Covers the entire British front from Dixmude to the Ypres salient
Plumer commands British defence near Ypres.
Haig issues his order during the Ypres crisis.
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Plumer attacks during the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Haig orders advances through the Ypres sector.
French is created Earl of Ypres after the war.
Death of John French, Earl of Ypres.
Provenance
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