the Battle of Ypres

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Battle_of_Ypres

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:the_United_States
gptkbp:aftermath	prolonged trench warfare
gptkbp:casualties	over 280,000
gptkbp:combatants	gptkb:Allied_Powers gptkb:Central_Powers
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch gptkb:Sir_John_French gptkb:Erich_von_Falkenhayn gptkb:Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkbp:cultural_impact	inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date	July 31, 1917 November 10, 1917 April 22, 1915 May 25, 1915
gptkbp:duration	3 years
gptkbp:historical_significance	symbol of the horrors of war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	the Battle of Ypres
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in	gptkb:Ypres_Cloth_Hall gptkb:Tyne_Cot_Cemetery gptkb:Menin_Gate_Memorial
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ypres,_Belgium
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele_Ridge gptkb:Battle_of_Arras gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai gptkb:Battle_of_Jutland gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne gptkb:Battle_of_Gheluvelt gptkb:Battle_of_Langemarck gptkb:Battle_of_Menin_Road gptkb:Battle_of_Polygon_Wood gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun gptkb:Battle_of_Broodseinde gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli gptkb:Battle_of_Poelcappelle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	first large-scale use of chemical weapons
gptkbp:strategic_importance	control of the Ypres Salient
gptkbp:type	defensive battle