CHAPTER IV

THE SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES

(Stage II.--The Bellewaarde Lines)

The second phase--Attack on the Fourth Division--Great stand of the Princess Pats--Breaking of the line--Desperate attacks--The cavalry save the situation--The ordeal of the 11th Brigade--The German failure--Terrible strain on the British--The last effort of May 24--Result of the battle--Sequence of events