Battle of Messines (1914)

Battle of Messines
	Part of the Race to the Sea on the Western Front (World War I)
Date	October 12 – November 2, 1914
Location	Messines
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
British Empire; British India;	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Edmund Allenby	Crown Prince Rupprecht

The battle of Messines was a battle fought in October 1914 between the German Empire and the British Empire, as part of the Race to the Sea.^[1] It took place between the river Douve and the Comines-Ypres canal.

Notes[]

↑ The Battles of La Bassee, Messines and Armentieres

External links[]

Battle of Messines, 12 October-2 November 1914 at historyofwar.org

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[1] The Battles of La Bassee, Messines and Armentieres

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