Mons was the Agincourt of 1914, another heroic stand against the odds. Having spent 10 weary days marching through dusty France, 70,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force, or BEF, reached the ...
The first great field battle of World War I took place at Mons in Belgium, where a victorious German army, driving hard after the outgeneraled and defeated Allies, came up with Britain’s “contemptible ...
No matter how many novels and films have dealt with his figure, some in a fantastic tone, others more realistic, it is very difficult to establish King Arthur’s degree of historicity. Some historians ...
MEMORIES and artifacts of the Battle of Mons are being sought by Sefton Council. MEMORIES and artifacts of the Battle of Mons are being sought by Sefton Council. In 2014, the 100th Anniversary of the ...
Further revelations of the appalling losses suffered by the Royal Dublin Fusiliers have emerged at Mons. A weary band of 42 Fusiliers have arrived at Naas, Co. Kildare and their arrival could not have ...
The battle of Mons Graupius probably took place at the Pass of Grange near Keith ("Archaeologist claims to have located site of Roman battle", The Herald, May 18 & Letters, May 20 and 21). This was ...
Scotland's History Early Scotland The Battle of Mons Graupius The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page ...
It was years before Chris Poole discovered what happened to his father during the Battle of Mons 100 years ago today, reports STEPHEN LEWIS. ONE HUNDRED years ago today, British and German soldiers ...