Messines

[ French me-seen ]

/ French mɛˈsin /

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noun

a village in W Belgium, near Ypres: battles 1914, 1917.

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The Germans made an effort to rally, but their first counter-attacks, near Oosttaverne and to the east of Messines, failed.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
By night the British were in possession of the last houses west of Messines, the Germans holding the eastern crest.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
During the night of October 31, the Messines-Wytschaete crest was again fiercely attacked.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
But the great events of the day took place between Gheluvelt on the north and Messines on the south.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres

The most critical fighting of the day in this part of the line was at Messines, on Allenby's right.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres