▁troops ▁gained ▁a ▁fo oth old ▁over ▁the ▁river ▁at ▁Ter va ete . ▁The ▁French ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Division ▁at ▁N ieu port ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁rein for c ements ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁when ▁the ▁Bel gi ans ▁were ▁pushed ▁back ▁between ▁D ix m ude ▁and ▁N ieu port . ▁German ▁heavy ▁art illery ▁was ▁counter ed ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁by ▁Al lied ▁ships ▁under ▁British ▁command , ▁which ▁forced ▁Germ ans ▁to ▁attack ▁further ▁in land . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October , ▁fifteen ▁German ▁attacks ▁crossed ▁the ▁Y ser ▁for ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁sent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Division . ▁By ▁ 2 6 ▁October , ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Commander ▁General ▁F éli x ▁Wie lem ans , ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁retre at ▁but ▁French ▁ob jections ▁and ▁orders ▁from ▁the ▁King ▁Albert ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁withdraw al ▁being ▁cancel led . ▁Next ▁day ▁sl u ice ▁gates ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁at ▁N ieu port ▁were ▁opened ▁and ▁flo oded ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁Y ser ▁and ▁the ▁railway ▁emb ank ment . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October , ▁a ▁German ▁attack ▁crossed ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁at ▁Ram sc ap elle ▁but ▁was ▁rep uls ed ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁evening ; ▁the ▁in und ations ▁reduced ▁the ▁fighting ▁to ▁local ▁operations . ▁ ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Y pres , ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Y pres ▁( part ▁of ▁the