First Battle of Ypres
For a list of the Battles of Ypres, see Battle of Ypres. First Battle of Ypres Part of the Western Front of the First World War Positions of the Allied and German armies, 19 October 1914 Date 19 October – 22 November 1914 Location Ypres, Belgium Coordinates: 50°51′51″N 2°53′44″E / 50.8641°N 2.8956°E / 50.8641; 2.8956 Result Indecisive Belligerents France Belgium United Kingdom German Empire Commanders and leaders Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Albert I John French Erich von Falkenhayn Albrecht of Württemberg Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Fabeck Alexander von Linsingen Strength Belgian: c. 247,000 French: 3,989,103 British: 163,897 Total: 4,400,000 5,400,000 Casualties and losses Belgian: 21,562 French: 50,000–85,000 British: 7,960 killed 29,563 wounded 17,873 missing 2,128 unknown cause Total: 58,155 8,050 killed 29,170 wounded 10,545 missing Total: 46,765 134,315 German casualties in Belgium and northern France, 15 October – 24 November Ypres Ypres, a Belgian m...