The City of Roulers, which vill very likely be the next point to occupied by the Allies in Belgium, is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is mentioned as early as 822 as Roslar and a few years later as Rollare. One of its principal squares was the scene of the death of Count Baldwin VIII after the battle of Angers, and at the close of the eighteenth century, 1794 to be precise, the French and Austrians fought a battle there A glance at the map is sufficient 0 show ite strategic importance at ihe present moment. If the Allies get possession of it, they will have done more than drive the Germans back from the Yser canal, which has been the scene of such fierce and protracted fighting, they will have driven a wedge between the forces north and south of Courtrai, thus relieving the pressure on the Arras region.
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