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apr 22, 1915 - 2nd Battle of Ypres

Description:

- 1st major Canadian engagement in WWI
- Germans used chlorine gas for 1st time
- French troops died or fled, leaving Canadian &
British troops to defend the gap in the Western
Front
- 6,000 + Canadian casualties

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Date:

apr 22, 1915
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~ 111 years ago