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Locations of the Allied and German armies, 19 October 1914, near Ypres.

Fighting erupted across the Yser in Belgium as Allied and German forces battle for Ypres on October 18. With the front closed, the forces “racing to the sea” seem to have settled into more minor attempts at flanking operations, far removed from those attempted by entire armies earlier this month.

In Kamerun, the Germans retreating from Jaunde took up defensive lines near Edea. The French and British advance on October 20, simulataneous by land, river, and rail, led to the Germans retreating towards the colonial capital rather than risk encirclement.