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For 18 months the British hid 19 huge land mines underneath the German lines southeast of Ypres, Belgium, a location that had already seen battles in 1914 and 1915.  The British then detonated those massive mines, and charged the German positions in July 1917.  At first the strategy worked, as the Germans were confused and disorganized.  But the British did not pursue the Germans as quickly as they should have.  Rain began to drench the area in one of the wettest fall seasons there in years.  Soon the British forces were stuck in a mountain of mud, and this Allied plan was yet another failure.

For 18 months the British hid 19 huge land mines underneath the German lines southeast of Ypres, Belgium, a location that had already seen battles in 1914 and 1915.  The British then detonated those massive mines, and charged the German positions in July 1917.  At first the strategy worked, as the Germans were confused and disorganized.  But the British did not pursue the Germans as quickly as they should have.  Rain began to drench the area in one of the wettest fall seasons there in years.  Soon the British forces were stuck in a mountain of mud, and this Allied plan was yet another failure.