1914_1018_03s: The Graveyard of the Contemptibles - FWWC 01 France '14

Ypres, France, 18th October 1914: During the period known as the "Race to the Sea", the BEF was dispatched to Flanders in an attempt to outflank the German armies and to anchor the Belgian flank. As the Allies advanced east with illusions of conquest, a salient began to form around the Belgium town of Ypres. This salient on the east bank of the Yser was to initially be a bridgehead in which allied attacks to the northeast would be launched. Stiffening allied opposition attracted increasingly more German troops to the area as von Falkenhayen attempted to smash the salient out of existence and breakthrough to Calais. With the aid of the French, the BEF would valiantly hold the salient until the point of almost complete destruction; their stubborn resistance would ensure that Ypres would become the graveyard of the "contemptible little army". [Size: large] *See the notes document for information on scenario design decisions and historical notes.