Battles

Question 1

First battle of Ypres

Answer 1

• October - November 1914
• The British managed to hold onto Ypres
• This was vital in maintaining access to English channel ports
• However the Germans gained ground

Question 2

Battle on Hill 60

Answer 2

• April 1915
• British tunnelled into and under the hill and exploded five mines from the tunnels
• This enabled them to take over the hill

Question 3

Second battle of Ypres

Answer 3

• April - May 1915
• Germans made very slight gains towards Ypres
• First time chlorine gas was used by the Germans

Question 4

The battle of the Somme

Answer 4

• July - November 1916
• Extremely high casualties on both sides
• Two new strategies by the British;
  
  • the creeping barrage
  • first use of tanks
• However these seemed to have little impact

Question 5

The battle of Arras

Answer 5

• April - May 1917
• The tunnels that the British expanded in 1916, were used to launch the battle
• This was initially successful but ended up with little progress
• High number of casualties on both sides

Question 6

Third battle of Ypres

Answer 6

• July - November 1917
• British used a creeping barrage to make small gains to break out the Ypres Salient
• The bad weather left the ground waterlogged and many soldiers drowned

Question 7

The battle of Cambrai

Answer 7

• November - December 1917
• First large-scale use of tanks
• Tanks were successful but not baked up
• British were forced back