The Battle of Passchendaele

• Where was the Battle of Passchendaele?

  Ypres, Belguim
• What was the Battle of Passchendaele?

  A battle for the hills near Ypres, fought by the British and French against Germany
• How did the Battle of Passchendaele start?

  Haig ordered british troops to advance towards Ypres
• What happened after Britain's advancement to Ypres?

  Artillery Bombardment
• What happened after the Artillery Bombardment?

  Heavy rain
• What happened due to the heavy rain?

  Soldiers drowned in the mud
• What were the outcomes of the Battle of Passchendaele?

  • British had lost 30,000 men
  • Germans lost 300,000 men
  • British gained 8km of land
• When was the Battle of Passchendaele?

  July - November 1917