The Zombie Incident of 1888 and Its Effect on the Great Occult War.

[kidterminal]

Brussels Zombie Outbreak 1907

The Zombie Incident of 1888 preceded the Great Occult War by nine years it is considered by some scholars to be the opening salvo of the twelve year long world conflict know as the Great Occult War. The origins of the Great Occult War can be found in the Brussels Zombie Outbreak of 1907. Unlike the Zombie Incident of 1888 the Belgian government was unable to contain the outbreak. 

Anti-Zombie militia Belgium 1907

 
France sends troops to Belgium to help the King eradicate the Zombie menace.

French Cuirassiers departing for Belgium.

The combined French and Belgian force successfully puts down the zombie outbreak a year later. Belgium's grief stricken King accuses Great Britain of engineering the zombie outbreak. By 1908 the great European powers had been engaged, for a number of years, in a jingoistic arms race against each other. Each empire was certain that they will be eventually attacked by another. The king of Belgium's anguished accusations took root in France's paranoid parliament, had their historical enemy England developed an "Occult' weapon? France mobilized her armies and called up all reservists placing all of Europe on the edge of a knife.

The rest can be found on my blog http://fiendsinwaistcoats.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-zombie-incident-of-1888-and-its.html

[supervike]

I do seem to recall this in my History books, but unfortunately I barely paid attention in school...

Fun stuff!

[kidterminal]

I do seem to recall this in my History books, but unfortunately I barely paid attention in school...

Fun stuff!

Schools don't teach history anymore its a social studies now. 
Thanks supervike.

[commissarmoody]

Very interesting idea.