Battle of the Lys and the Escaut

1918 CE.

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The Battle of the Lys and the Escaut was the third and last phase of the Second Battle of Belgium (French: 2ème Bataille de Belgique) or the Ypres-Lys Offensive, and took place in Belgium between 20 October and 11 November 1918.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Lys and the Escaut, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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