Clear column on a double column document

Question

How do I clear a column in a double column document? I have two floats, and I want each to occupy a different column.

\clearpage before the second float puts it on a new page, while \pagebreak does nothing (puts the two floats on the same column).

MWE

\documentclass[twocolumn,english]{article}
\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\caption{}
\end{figure}

\newpage{}

\begin{figure}
\caption{}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Issue \columnbreak. However, you mention "floats" yet you're interested in a specific placement of them. Then I'd suggest not using floats. Could you provide a minimal working example (MWE)? — Werner, Aug 17 '13 at 00:06
...if you're not using multicol, then see How do I force a column-break in a two-column document? — Werner, Aug 17 '13 at 00:20
For those who can't construct an MWE, here is a temporary file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnkgmx5bgcvef19/newfile1.tex — Zohar Levi, Aug 17 '13 at 06:22
@ZoharLevi Who is your sentence referred to? BTW, I've added your MWE to the question... — karlkoeller, Aug 17 '13 at 08:56
Try loading the float package (\usepackage{float}) and then use \begin{figure}[H] instead of \begin{figure} — karlkoeller, Aug 17 '13 at 09:07
Whom ever; although there weren't many people here when I wrote it. I added to the example above the float package and [H] and there's no change. — Zohar Levi, Aug 17 '13 at 13:38
@ZoharLevi I suggest you to add in the question that the link provided as a solution (http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/10760/27635) doesn't answer your question, or it won't be reopened. — karlkoeller, Aug 18 '13 at 09:15
@karlkoeller 's solution works for me. You need to provide a complete document when your problem occurs. — Andrew Swann, Aug 18 '13 at 10:09
I added [H] only to the second figure. Now I added [H] to both, and it worked. But usually one should avoid using [H]. I think that some journals templates don't respect it, or maybe I don't really want the figure where it currently is, but only want to clear a column. Isn't there a cleaner solution? — Zohar Levi, Aug 18 '13 at 14:25

Clear column on a double column document

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