The memorial
• 18,000 Canadians• 22nd – 24th April 1915• 2nd Battle of Ypres
The battle
• Gravenstafel Ridge • 1700 22nd April 1915• German aim: End
stalemate
GAS! GAS! GAS!
• The first use of Gas• Illegal – Hague Convention• Chlorine
The battle
• Terror• Valiant defense by Canadians • German army secures objectives
The outcome
• German advance halted• Entrenched positions• Stalemate
• However: weapon successfully trialed
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Vancouver Corner
• 22nd – 24th April 1915• 2nd Battle of Ypres• Germans deploy Chlorine
Gas• Retreating French &
Algerians• 18,000 Canadians• Advanced slowed