Trench systems were built surrounding the area of Ypres and remained in the Western Front through out the rest of the war. ... The city had been attacked, first by bombardments from the German super-heavy siege guns, and secondly by the infantry. ... At Antwerp, the siege troops had formed the III Reserve Corps under the command Beseler, which was moving quite steadily towards the west to meet the new troops from Germany. ... Belgian troops released the gates of the dykes holding back the sea from the Low Countries. ... A new headquarters appeared, the French General d'Urbal now w...

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