Second Battle of Ypres/battle of Frezenberg 8-13 May

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    “Marriage is a fierce battle before which the two partners ask heaven for its blessing, because loving each other is the most audacious of enterprises; the battle is not slow to start, and victory, that is to say freedom, goes to the cleverest.”
    —HonorĂ© De Balzac (1799–1850)

    “A good wif was ther ofbiside bathe,
    But she was somde, deef, and that was scathe.
    Of clooth makyng the hadde swich an haunt,
    She passed hem of Ypres and of Gaunt.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)