Langemarck
a village in Belgium, in West Flanders, 5 miles N. E. of Ypres. In the German campaign of 1915, it saw some of the first attacks in which the use of poison gas played a part, and as a result of such attacks was taken by the Germans with the villages in the battles around Ypres, which was one of the most stubbornly contested areas in the war. During the third battle of Ypres in August and September it was taken by the British.
LANGENSALZA (läng'en-zält-sä), a town of the Prussian province of Saxony, 13 miles N. by W. of Gotha; has woolen and cloth manufactures. Here occurred, June 27, 1866, an encounter between 19,- 000 Hanoverians and 8,200 Prussians; the latter were at first defeated, but being reinforced compelled the former to capitulate two days later. Not far from the town is a sulphur spring that attracts many visitors annually. Pop. about 13,000. a