Battle of the Yser (oct 16, 1914 – oct 30, 1914)

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The Battle of the Yser (French: Bataille de l'Yser, Dutch: Slag om de IJzer) was a World War I battle which took place in October 1914 between the towns on Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide along a 35-kilometre (22 mi) long stretch of the Yser river and Yperlee canal in Belgium. The front line was held by a large Belgian force which halted the German advance in a costly defensive battle. The Allied victory at the Yser stopped the German advance into the last corner of unoccupied Belgium but still left the German army in control of 95 percent of Belgian territory.