Battle of the Lys (Fourth Battle of Ypres)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Lys_(Fourth_Battle_of_Ypres)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fourth_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:casualties Allied: ~120,000
German: ~109,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Henry_Horne
gptkb:Rupprecht,_Crown_Prince_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:endDate 1918-04-29
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Third_Battle_of_the_Aisne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Lys (Fourth Battle of Ypres)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flanders,_Belgium
gptkbp:notableEvent Portuguese Expeditionary Corps nearly destroyed
Allied lines held at Ypres
German forces advanced towards Hazebrouck
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_Spring_Offensive
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme_(1918)
gptkbp:result Allied strategic defense
German tactical victory
gptkbp:significance Major German offensive in Flanders
Tested Allied defensive coordination
gptkbp:startDate 1918-04-07
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6