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Battle of Mons

The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War. It was a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers, in which the Allies clashed with Germany on the French borders. Wikipedia
Location: Mons
Start date: August 23, 1914
Territorial changes: British withdraw to defensive line along Valenciennes–Maubeuge road before retreating 250 mi to outskirts of Paris