Original sentence: Civilian homes were set on fire and citizens often shot on the place they stood.On August 25, 1914 the German army ravaged the city of Leuven, burning the University's library of 300,000 medieval books and manuscripts, killing 248 residents  and expelling the entire population of 10,000.Over 2,000 buildings were destroyed and large amounts of strategic materials, foodstuffs and modern industrial equipment were looted and transferred to Germany.The Rape of Belgium (4 August through September 1914) is a term describing a series of German war crimes in the opening months of the World War I
Edited sentence: Large amounts of strategic materials, foodstuffs and modern industrial equipment were looted and transferred to Germany.On August 25, 1914 the German army ravaged the city of Leuven, burning the University's library of 230,000 books, killing 248 residents , and evacuating the entire population of 42,000.The Rape of Belgium (4 August through September 1914) is a term originating from British wartime propaganda during World War I, describing a series of alleged German war crimes in the opening months of the war