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Ypres never really recovered from this siege. The entire hinterland of the city had been destroyed and the trade with
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of Ypres, John d'Oultre, and had been divided into different defensive sectors. Although the ramparts were low, they were well protected with a double wet ditch, a high thorny hedge reinforced with stakes, and a
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