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Mons
Mons is a city in southern Belgium, capital of the Walloon province of Hainaut. It grew around a castle and the abbey of Saint Waltrude and was the seat of the counts of Hainaut for centuries. It saw the first battle of the British army in the First World War in August 1914, and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of NATO lies just outside the city.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mons. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mons
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