Belgium Battle of Halen Medal

[Hendrik]

Hello Gents,

This one came in the mail the other day ... not an official Belgian medal but one "awarded" by the village of Halen (formerly written as Haelen).

I'm not usually into those but this one has a nice historical background :

it commemorates an early WWI battle (12 August 1914) in which the Belgians, using an unmounted cavalry unit as infantry, caused a fair number of casualties on the repeatedly charging German cavalry.

Details on the battle itself can be found at http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/haelen.htm

Cheers,

Hendrik

[Chris Boonzaier]

Put on the map by Alex and Eddie from Halen?