Charge of Burkel

Cavalry charge of Burkel
Part of the Battle of Courtrai (Hundred Days Offensive) in World War I

Illustration of a Belgian cavalryman, 1918.
Date19 October 1918
Location
Between Oedelem and Maldegem, Belgium
Result Belgian victory
Belligerents
Belgium  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Jooris
Victor van Strydonck		 Unknown
Units involved
1st Regiment of Guides
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

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.

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