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.
Date 19 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.^[1]