Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Battle of Buggenhout (25–29 September 1914) was a battle fought at the beginning of the First World War at Buggenhout, between Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels in Belgium. It was a Belgian offensive German troops to the south and coordinated at Dendermonde. The Belgians planned to exploit German troops movements away from Antwerp and to assist the French army on the Marne. King Albert I the Belgian Commander in Chief, saw that the Germans had strengthened most of their positions south of Antwerp and reduced the attack to an operation against Landwehr Brigade 37, which had advanced from Brussels towards Dendermonde. The attack was made by the 4th and 5th divisions of the field army. The 4th Division advanced from Grembergen and Hamme, as the 2nd and 5th regiments Chasseurs à pied of the 5th Division attacked on the left flank from Bornem and Puurs and the Cavalry Division attacked Aalst from the west. The operation was suspended after German artillery began a preliminary bombardment of the forts of the National redoubt.. }
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- Battle_of_Buggenhout abstract "The Battle of Buggenhout (25–29 September 1914) was a battle fought at the beginning of the First World War at Buggenhout, between Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels in Belgium. It was a Belgian offensive German troops to the south and coordinated at Dendermonde. The Belgians planned to exploit German troops movements away from Antwerp and to assist the French army on the Marne. King Albert I the Belgian Commander in Chief, saw that the Germans had strengthened most of their positions south of Antwerp and reduced the attack to an operation against Landwehr Brigade 37, which had advanced from Brussels towards Dendermonde. The attack was made by the 4th and 5th divisions of the field army. The 4th Division advanced from Grembergen and Hamme, as the 2nd and 5th regiments Chasseurs à pied of the 5th Division attacked on the left flank from Bornem and Puurs and the Cavalry Division attacked Aalst from the west. The operation was suspended after German artillery began a preliminary bombardment of the forts of the National redoubt.".