MONS


Meaning of MONS in English

(1914)

the first big battle of World War I , fought in August 1914 near the Belgian town of Mons. The British soldiers managed to resist the attacks of much larger German forces for a time before being forced back.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.