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Battle of Mons was the first British action in the war
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The town of Mons has various names in different languages. Mons is the French name, which is pronounced [mɔ̃s]. | * The town of Mons has various names in different languages. Mons is the French name, which is pronounced [mɔ̃s]. | ||
* [[Jamie Colquhoun]] writes in a letter that on [[21 August]] [[1914]] the [[United Kingdom]] only prepares to enter [[World War I]]. The {{w|Battle of Mons}}, which in the real world took place two days later, is not depicted in the story, but it was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in the war. | |||
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[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | [[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Belgian cities]] | [[Category:Belgian cities]] | ||
