Haelen Collection

The charge of the Belgian lancers at The Battle of Haelen or Halen, also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets
3502834 The charge of the Belgian lancers at The Battle of Haelen or Halen, also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets, 12 August, 1914 during World War One, from The History of the Great War

A Belgian Outpost, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Belgian Outpost, (1919). Scene from the First World War: The aftermath of the Battle of Haelen [1914]. Many of the villages and towns were reduced to a heap of smoking ruins

Belgian bicycle troops using Hotchkiss machine guns in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914. Artist: Montigny
Belgian bicycle troops using Hotchkiss machine guns in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914. Haelen saw the first cavalry engagement of the First World War

Belgian bicycle troops in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914. Artist: Montigny
Belgian bicycle troops in Haelen, Belgium, August 1914

Belgian infantry at Haelen
Belgian infantry enjoying a well earned rest in the fields having been driven back the Germans at Haelen in the early weeks of the First World War in August 1914. Date: 1914

WWI: DEAD HORSES, 1914. Dead horses being buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen near Haelen, Belgium. Photograph, 1914

Belgian troops camouflaged with straw, Belgium, WW1
Belgian troops with their caps camouflaged with straw, around the time of the Battle of Haelen (Halen), Belgium, during the First World War. Date: August 1914

Commander Leon de Witte, Belgian army officer
Commander (later General) Leon de Witte de Haelen (1857-1933), Belgian army officer (cavalry) who served on the Western Front during the First World War. Seen here as a young man. Date: 19th century

After Battle of Haelen
In the aftermath of the Battle of Haelen, scene of a Belgian victory over the Germans, a lone Belgian soldier stands guard in the ruins of the town

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