Flanders


 * Noted for the Flemish Language
 * Comprises sections of Belgium and the Netherlands
 * Commemorated as a place where poppies bloomed in the aftermath of fighting at Ypres
 * Noted for its cloth industries
 * Parts of the "race to the sea" occured here
 * Ended after the opening of sea locks during the Battle Yser
 * A shibboleth was used here prior to the Battle of the Golden Spurs
 * Several open air sermons here sparked an iconoclasm
 * La Muette de Portici sparked a revoution that led to Belgium's independence