▁ 1 ▁November , ▁the ▁BE F ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁exhaust ion ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁XIV ▁Corps ▁was ▁moved ▁north ▁from ▁the ▁T enth ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁IX ▁Corps ▁attacked ▁south wards ▁towards ▁B ec ela ere , ▁which ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁fl anks . ▁German ▁attacks ▁began ▁to ▁dimin ish ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November , ▁by ▁when ▁ ▁had ▁lost ▁ ▁A ▁French ▁off ensive ▁was ▁planned ▁for ▁ 6 ▁November ▁towards ▁Lang em ar ck ▁and ▁Mess ines ▁but ▁was ▁forest alled ▁by ▁German ▁attacks ▁from ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁attack ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Army ▁between ▁Lang em ar ck ▁and ▁D ix m ude , ▁in ▁which ▁D ix m ude ▁was ▁lost ▁by ▁the ▁Franco - Bel g ian ▁g arrison . ▁Next ▁day , ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁bomb ard ment ▁between ▁Mess ines ▁and ▁Pol ygon ▁Wood ▁and ▁then ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Guard , ▁which ▁broke ▁into ▁British ▁positions ▁along ▁the ▁Men in ▁road , ▁before ▁being ▁forced ▁back ▁by ▁counter - att acks . ▁From ▁mid - Oct ober ▁to ▁early ▁November , ▁the ▁German ▁ 4 th ▁Army ▁lost ▁ ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Army ▁lost ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁An imation ▁of ▁the ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Sea ▁( F rench ) ▁ ▁Category : West ern ▁Front ▁( World