first battle of ypres

• when was the first battle of ypres?

  12th October - 11th November 1914
• how many British deaths were there?

  50000
• where is ypres?

  western Belgium
• what is a salient?

  an area of a battlefield that extends into enemy territory
• who extended control of the edge of the ypres salient?

  germany
• who managed to hold onto ypres?

  british
• what happened in the first battle of ypres?

  the germans tried to invade ypres and take it from the british
• who had control of the English channel ports?

  british
• why was it an advantage the British controlled the English channel ports?

  they could be provided supplies and reinforcements