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Second Battle of Mons
Part of The Western Front of the First World War

Canadian troops in Mons
Date9–11 November 1918
Location
Mons, Belgium
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Second Battle of Mons Canada Second Battle of Mons German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Canada Sir Arthur Currie German Empire Unknown
Casualties and losses
280 killed, wounded, or missing Unknown

The Second Battle of Mons was a military engagement fought between 9–11 November 1918, in which Canadian forces captured the Belgian town of Mons, re-capturing an area that had been under German occupation since 1914.

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