'Map to illustrate the Battle of Messines', First World War, June 1917, (c1920). The blue area shows ground gained from the Germans by the British under General Sir Herbert Plumer, 7-14 June 1917. The battle took place on the Western Front near the village of Messines in West Flanders, Belgium. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume VII, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

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