Battle of Mons on August 23, 1914. Fig. Peter Dennis.
Battle of Mons
The Battle of Mons was the first battle in which participated the British Expeditionary Force during World War on the Western Front. The body of British expedition, numerically inferior but composed of expert and well-trained troops, fought in Mons, west of Belgium, August 23, 1914 with the right wing of the German Army was invading that country and France as projects strategic established in the Schlieffen plan.
While the French army was defeated in the Sambre, in the Ardennes and Lorraine, British troops fought successfully to the Germans. Following the clashes, due to the German advance and generally poor results for the Allies in battles Borders, the British had to withdraw to avoid that surround and maintain the union with their French colleagues, in the framework of the great retreat to Paris and the Marne.
Jhon French commander of the british BEF
Alexander Von Kluck commander of the
German 1st Army
Germans advancing
Fourth Battalion of Royal Fusiliers
The efforts of the British expeditionary force, delayed the German advance in the right wing of his attack on Paris and were a fundamental part of the subsequent Allied victory in the Marne definitely brake the Germans and forced to retreat and dig trenches, starting war of position. The top instruction of British troops, as well as their ability to perform twenty rounds per minute with their rifles Lee Enfield ended the lives of thousands of enemies, in fact the Germans thought that the English had more machine guns than they actually had due his cadence and firepower.
British defensive position
British troops are withdrawn after stop the German attack
