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Siege of Antwerp
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“The World Crisis” (3): Antwerp—Folly or Success?
13
Feb
2024
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“Only one man of all your people had the prevision of what the loss of Antwerp would entail and that man was Mr. Churchill. Delaying an enemy is often of far greater service than the defeat of the enemy. The delay the Royal Naval Division caused was of inestimable service to us. These three days allowed the French and British Armies to move northwest. Otherwise, our whole army might have been captured and the Northern French Ports secured by the enemy.” —King Albert of the Belgians