PLATE CVII.
THE MONS-CONDÉ CANAL.
General Smith-Dorrien's men were in position along the canal when they first received the German attack on Sunday, the 23rd of August, 1914.
PLATE CVIII.
SLAG HEAPS AT MONS.
The colliery slag heaps close to Mons, among which fighting took place on the first day of the retreat from Mons in 1914.