It arrived on 20 August, with little interference from German advanced parties, except for an engagement between the 1st Division and the German IX Corps near Tienen, in which the Belgians had 1,630 casualties.
Den ankom den 20. august uden ret meget indblanding fra den tyske fortrop, bortset fra en træfning mellem 1. division og det tyske 9. korps nær Tienen, hvor belgierne led tab på 1.630.