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Battle of Haelen
1914
12 August 1914
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World War I (Western Front)

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While German forces besieged the Belgian border fortress of Liège, a cavalry force under General Georg von de Marwitz swept around to the northwest against the town of Haelen on the Gette, held by a small force under General Lèon Ernest de Witte. The Germans were driven off, but a week later Haelen and Tirlement fell as the main invasion advanced on Brussels.


   
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