<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: Lapho kuqala iMpi Yezwe I, iJalimane yahlasela iBelgium neLuxembourg ezazingathathi hlangothi njengengxenye yoHlelo lukaSchlieffen, ngomzamo wokuthatha iParis ngokushesha ngokubamba amaFulentshi engalindele ngokuhlasela emazweni angathathi hlangothi. Lesi senzo yiso esenza ukuba abaseBrithani bangene empini, njengoba babesazibophezele esivumelwaneni sika-1839 sokuvikela iBelgium uma kwenzeka impi. Ngo-2 Agasti 1914, uhulumeni waseJalimane wafuna ukuthi amabutho aseJalimane anikezwe ithuba lokuhamba ngokukhululekile ensimini yaseBelgium, nakuba lokhu kwanqatshwa uhulumeni waseBelgium ngo-3 Agasti. INkosi u-Albert I yakhuluma nePhalamende layo ngo-August 4 yathi, Ningalokothi  <response>: kusukela ngo-1830 kuye kwaba nesikhathi esibucayi kakhulu eBelgium. Amandla elungelo lethu kanye nesidingo seYurophu sokuba khona kwethu okuzimele kusenza sibe nethemba lokuthi izenzakalo esaba kakhulu ngeke zenzeke. Ngalo lolo suku amabutho aseJalimane ahlasela iBelgium ewela umngcele ekuseni. ILiege yahlaselwa ngo-August 4 futhi yawa ngo-August 7. 