Battle of Haelen

Quando

12 de ago. de 1914

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

50.95° N, 5.11° E

Description

1914 battle

War

World War I

1914 battle of the First World War

The Battle of Halen, also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets because of the many cavalry helmets left behind on the battlefield by the German cuirassiers, took place on 12 August 1914 at the beginning of the First World War, between German forces led by Georg von der Marwitz and Belgian troops led by Léon De Witte.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Battle of Halen: Belgian troops defeat German cavalry, but the battle does little to delay the German invasion of Belgium”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “معركة هالن: القوات البلجيكية تصد الألمان”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• World War I28 de jul. de 1914 · Guerra entre Estados · Mortes 17.000.000