<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo:  <response>: Ngemva kokuthola inkululeko ngo-1830, iBelgium yayibophekile ukuba ihlale ingathathi hlangothi kuze kube phakade ngesivumelwano sika-1839 njengengxenye yesiqinisekiso sokuzimela kwayo. Ngaphambi kwempi, iBelgium yayiyinkosi ebuswa umthetho-sisekelo futhi yaziwa ngokuba ngelinye lamazwe anezimboni kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngo - August 4, 1914, ibutho laseJalimane lahlasela iBelgium ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje ngemva kokunikeza uhulumeni waseBelgium isiphetho sokuvumela ukuhamba ngokukhululekile kwamasosha aseJalimane emingceleni yawo. Ibutho laseJalimane laqhubekela phambili ngokushesha eBelgium, lavimbezela futhi lathumba amadolobha anezivikelo eziqinile aseLiège, eNamur nase-Antwerp futhi lacindezela ibutho laseBelgium elinabantu abangu - 200 000 elalixhaswa amabutho aseFrance nawaseBrithani, ukuba liye entshonalanga ekude. Inani elikhulu lababaleki nalo labalekela emazweni angomakhelwane. Ngo-October 1914, ukuqhubekela phambili kwamaJalimane ekugcineni kwamiswa eduze komngcele waseFrance amabutho aseBelgium e-Yser nangamabutho ahlangene aseFrance naseBrithani eMarne. Ngenxa yalokho, umugqa ongaphambili wazinza njengoba ingxenye enkulu yeBelgium yayisivele ilawulwa amaJalimane. Ngenxa yokuthi kwakungekho kuhlaselwa okunqumayo, ingxenye enkulu yeBelgium yahlala ngaphansi kokulawulwa amaJalimane kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwempi. 