Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Mons - La Boit Haut

To the south east of Mons lies La Boit Haut. The feature dominates the area around Mons and vital ground to the BEF.


The position was held by 2 Royal Scots and 1 Gordon's and for the artillery of 40th Brigade RFA, it provided good observation and fields of fire. The artillery were able to bring effective shrapnel fire onto the advancing Germans causing heavy casualties. The artillery and infantyry fire protected the British flank which aided the withdrawal of troops from the Mons salient. La Boit haut was held till nightfall when units withdrew to new defensive positions south of Mons.

 
View East from La Boit Haut