Battle of the Mons

    Welcome back guys! today we will be learning about the Battle of the Mons. This battle was at the begining of ww1 and was fought with british, french, and german soldiers. Mons was a large canal that was around france and belgium. The british soon defended that position from the germans that were advancing into france. When the forces met at the canal, the battle began. for a long time the british held but after a while they knew they could not win the battle.they had some men work as the rear guard so that the rest of them could retreat deeper into france. 5 people won victoria cross's for showing courage and valor in the face of battle. Thank you for reading.