From accounts by the Army Doctors: Maloens, of
the 3rd Battery of Heavy Howitzers; Courtin, of the
1st Chasseurs; Roskam, of the 14th Line Regiment;
Defalle, Director of the Calais Municipal Creche
Ambulance; and Quartermaster Krantz, of the
Gendarmerie.
CHAPTER VIII
Haelen 63
By Colonel Baltia, Chief of Staff of the 1st Cavalry
Division.
CHAPTER IX
The Budingen Combat 77
Death of Lieutenant Count W. d'Ursel. By Colonel
de Schietere de Lophem, Commander of the 4th
Lancers.
CHAPTER X
Aerschot 87
From the report of Captain Commander Gilson, commanding
the 4th Company of the 1st Battalion of
the 9th Line Regiment.
CHAPTER XI
A Few Episodes of the Retreat of Namur 96
By Captain Paulis, Artillery Commander.
CHAPTER XII
Death of Corporal Tresignies 113
From the account given by First Sergeant-Major ----
of the 2nd Regiment of Unmounted Chasseurs.
CHAPTER XIII
The First Attack of the Retrenched Camp
of Antwerp 116
By Father Henusse, S.J., Army Chaplain to the 84th
Artillery Battery.
CHAPTER XIV
The Re-Taking of Aerschot 122
By Sub-Lieutenant Ch. Dendale of the 7th Line
Regiment.
CHAPTER XV
A Fine Capture 127
By Staff Deputy Captain Courboin.
CHAPTER XVI
The Second Sortie from Antwerp 131
Episode of the Battle before Over-de-Vaert (Haecht).
By Lieutenant L. Chardome of the 14th Line
Regiment.
CHAPTER XVII
The 1st Regiment of Lancers 140
By Staff Deputy Colonel E. Joostens.
CHAPTER XVIII
The Termonde Bridge 150
By an officer of the 4th Artillery Regiment.
CHAPTER XIX
The No. 7 Armoured Car 155
By Sub-Lieutenant G. Thiery, of the 1st Regiment of
Guides, in command of the group of armoured cars
of the 1st Cavalry Division.
CHAPTER XX
The Wavre-St. Catherine Combat 169
By Sub-Lieutenant Henroz, in command of the 1st
Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment
of Fortress Carabineers.
CHAPTER XXI
The Death-Struggle of Lierre Fort 184
By an officer of the garrison.
CHAPTER XXII
Prisoner in the Soltau Camp 197
From the account given by Amand Hasevoets, First
Sergeant of the Regiment of Fortress Grenadiers.
CHAPTER XXIII
The Last Fragments of Antwerp 209
By Artillery Captain M---- C----.
CHAPTER XXIV