Battle of Haelen

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The Battle of Haelen was a 1914 World War I engagement in Belgium in which Belgian forces notably used dismounted cavalry tactics to halt a German cavalry advance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Silver Helmets NERFINISHED
belligerent Belgium NERFINISHED
German Empire
casualties significant German cavalry casualties
category Battles involving Belgium
Battles involving Germany
Battles of the Western Front in World War I
chronology early engagement of World War I
commander Georg von der Marwitz NERFINISHED
Léon de Witte NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy monuments in Haelen
conflict World War I
country Belgium
date 12 August 1914
defensivePosition Belgian positions along the Gete River
endDate 12 August 1914
followedBy Battle of the Gete NERFINISHED
front Western Front NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Belgian Army NERFINISHED
German Army NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance illustrated obsolescence of traditional cavalry charges
involvedUnit Belgian Cavalry Division NERFINISHED
German II Cavalry Corps NERFINISHED
location Belgium NERFINISHED
Haelen NERFINISHED
namedAfter town of Haelen
notableFor halting a German cavalry advance
heavy German cavalry losses
use of dismounted cavalry tactics by Belgian forces
partOf German invasion of Belgium NERFINISHED
precededBy German invasion across the Meuse
region Limburg NERFINISHED
result Belgian victory
sideWon Belgium NERFINISHED
startDate 12 August 1914
strategicEffect slowed German advance in Belgium
tacticUsed defensive use of entrenched positions
dismounted cavalry combat
terrain bridges over the Gete River
river crossings near Haelen
theater European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
weaponUsed artillery
machine guns
rifles
year 1914

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Battle of Liège followedBy Battle of Haelen