Battle of Mons

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The Battle of Mons was a First World War engagement in August 1914 where the British Expeditionary Force first clashed with the German army in Belgium, marking the start of Britain's major ground fighting on the Western Front.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Mons (The Battle of Mons was a First World War engagement in August 1914 where the British Expeditionary Force first clashed with the German army in Belgium, marking the start of Britain's major ground fighting on the Western Front.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First World War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Mons ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mons
associatedWith British Expeditionary Force 1914 campaign ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
BritishCasualtiesApprox approximately 1,600 killed ⓘ
approximately 2,000 wounded ⓘ
campaign Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
combatant British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
German First Army ⓘ
linked to: German 1st Army
commander Alexander von Kluck ⓘ
Douglas Haig ⓘ
John French ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
date August 1914 ⓘ
endDate 1914-08-23 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
Great Retreat ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
GermanCasualtiesApprox several thousand casualties ⓘ
hasMemorial Mons war memorials ⓘ
St. Symphorien Military Cemetery ⓘ
hasPart Great Retreat ⓘ
locatedIn Hainaut Province ⓘ
linked to: Hainaut

Western Front ⓘ
notableFor effective British rifle fire ⓘ
origin of the "Angels of Mons" legend ⓘ
opponentForceStrengthApprox about 70,000 British troops ⓘ
significantly larger German forces ⓘ
partOf First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

opening battles of the Western Front ⓘ
place Mons ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Liège ⓘ
result British strategic withdrawal ⓘ
German tactical victory ⓘ
river Mons–Condé Canal ⓘ
significance first clash between British and German forces in World War I ⓘ
first major engagement of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front ⓘ
startDate 1914-08-23 ⓘ
strategy British defensive action along Mons–Condé Canal ⓘ
German attempt to outflank Allied left ⓘ
tacticalOutcome orderly British retreat ⓘ
year 1914 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Gort → battle → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Battle of Aachen → precededBy → Battle of the Mons Pocket ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mons
Middlesex Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Arthur Currie → battle → Battle of Mons (1918) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mons
Battle of Mons → alsoKnownAs → First Battle of Mons ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mons
Battle of the Frontiers → subBattle → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Mons → historicalEvent → Battle of Mons ⓘ
The Guns of August → subject → Battle of Mons ⓘ
I Corps → notableOperation → Battle of Mons ⓘ
II Corps (British Army) → notableEvent → Battle of Mons ⓘ
British 5th Division → participatedIn → Battle of Mons ⓘ
John French → participatedIn → Battle of Mons ⓘ
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sir John French
Battle of Le Cateau → precededBy → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Battle of Charleroi → followedBy → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Mons → historicalEvent → Battle of Mons (1914) ⓘ
subject linked to: Mons, Belgium
linked to: Battle of Mons
Great Retreat → alsoKnownAs → Retreat from Mons ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mons
Great Retreat → precededBy → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Mons–Condé Canal → locationOf → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Frontiers Battles → hasPart → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Battle of the Ardennes → followedBy → Battle of Mons ⓘ
John Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort → participatedIn → Battle of Mons ⓘ
subject linked to: John Vereker, Baron Gort
German 1st Army → participatedIn → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Great Retreat (1914) → precededByEvent → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Mons Barracks, Aldershot → namedAfter → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Siege of Namur → followedBy → Battle of Mons ⓘ
British Expeditionary Force (World War I) → notableBattle → Battle of Mons ⓘ
subject linked to: British Expeditionary Force
Mons 1914 → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mons ⓘ
II Corps → engagement → Battle of Mons ⓘ
III Corps → battle → Battle of Mons ⓘ
5th Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders → battleHonour → Battle of Mons ⓘ
subject linked to: A&SH
German III Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Thomas D’Oyly Snow → battle → Battle of Mons ⓘ
Archibald Murray → participatedIn → Battle of Mons ⓘ
subject linked to: General Sir Archibald Murray