Part of the Third Battle of Ypres, a significant battle in the First World War. Haig had already launched many futile attacks, but when his troops finally advanced to occupy Passchendaele (five miles from their starting point), Haig felt this to be sufficient. He had predicted an easy success, but in fact lost 325,000 men.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Canadians and British capture Passchendaele Ridge". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12522, accessed 23 November 2024.]
