Charge of Burkel
The cavalry charge of Burkel (French: Charge de Burkel, Dutch: Slag bij Burkel) was a skirmish between Belgian and German forces on 19 October 1918, during the closing stages of World War I. It is notable as the last cavalry charge in Western Europe.
| Cavalry charge of Burkel | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of Courtrai (Hundred Days Offensive) in World War I | |||||||
Illustration of a Belgian cavalryman, 1918. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Belgium | German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Colonel Jooris Victor van Strydonck | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 1st Regiment of Guides | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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