Order of battle at Mons

The following units of the German First Army and British Expeditionary Force fought in the Battle of Mons in World War I.

II Army Corps

 * 30th Aviation Battalion
 * 15th Foot Artillery Regiment (heavy)

3rd Infantry Division


 * 3rd Artillery Brigade


 * 3rd Horse Grenadiers


 * 5th Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Grenadier Regiment
 * 9th Grenadier Regiment


 * 6th Infantry Brigade
 * 34th Fusilier Regiment
 * 42nd Infantry Regiment

4th Infantry Division


 * 4th Artillery Brigade


 * 12th Dragoons


 * 7th Infantry Brigade
 * 14th Infantry Regiment
 * 149th Infantry Regiment


 * 8th Infantry Brigade
 * 49th Infantry Regiment
 * 140th Infantry Regiment

III Army Corps

 * 7th Aviation Battalion
 * 2nd Guard Foot Artillery (heavy)
 * 3rd Hussars

5th Infantry Division


 * 5th Artillery Brigade


 * 9th Infantry Brigade
 * 8th Leib Grenadier Regiment
 * 48th Infantry Regiment


 * 10th Infantry Brigade
 * 12th Grenadier Regiment
 * 52nd Infantry Regiment

6th Infantry Division


 * 6th Artillery Brigade


 * 11th Infantry Brigade
 * 20th Infantry Regiment
 * 35th Fusilier Regiment


 * 12th Infantry Brigade
 * 24th Infantry Regiment
 * 64th Infantry Regiment
 * 3rd Jaeger Battalion

IV Army Corps

 * 9th Aviation Battalion
 * 4th Foot Artillery Regiment (heavy)
 * 10th Hussars

7th Infantry Division


 * 7th Artillery Brigade


 * 13th Infantry Brigade
 * 26th Infantry Regiment
 * 66th Infantry Regiment


 * 14th Infantry Brigade
 * 27th Infantry Regiment
 * 165th Infantry Regiment

8th Infantry Division


 * 8th Artillery Brigade


 * 15th Infantry Brigade
 * 36th Fusilier Regiment
 * 93rd Infantry Regiment


 * 16th Infantry Brigade
 * 72nd Infantry Regiment
 * 153rd Infantry Regiment
 * 4th Jaeger Battalion

IX Army Corps

 * 9th Aviation Battalion
 * 20th Foot Artillery Regiment (heavy)
 * 16th Dragoons

17th Infantry Division


 * 17th Artillery Brigade


 * 33rd Infantry Brigade
 * 75th Infantry Regiment
 * 76th Infantry Regiment


 * 34th Infantry Brigade
 * 89th Grenadier Regiment
 * 90th Fusilier Regiment
 * 9th Jaeger Battalion

18th Infantry Division


 * 18th Artillery Brigade


 * 35th Infantry Brigade
 * 84th Infantry Regiment
 * 86th Fusilier Regiment


 * 36th Infantry Brigade
 * 31st Infantry Regiment
 * 85th Infantry Regiment

III Reserve Corps
5th Reserve Division


 * 2nd Reserve Dragoon Regiment (3 squadrons)
 * 6th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries)


 * 9th Reserve Infantry Brigade
 * 8th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 48th Reserve Infantry Regiment


 * 10th Reserve Infantry Brigade
 * 12th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 52nd Reserve Infantry Regiment

6th Reserve Division


 * 3rd Reserve Uhlan Regiment (3 squadrons)
 * 6th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries)


 * 11th Reserve Infantry Brigade
 * 20th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 24th Reserve Infantry Regiment


 * 12the Reserve Infantry Brigade
 * 26th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment

IV Reserve Corps
7th Reserve Division


 * 1st Reserve Schwere Reiter Regiment (3 squadrons)
 * 7th Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries)


 * 13th Reserve Brigade
 * 27th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 36th Reserve Infantry Regiment


 * 14th Reserve Brigade
 * 66th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 72nd Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 4th Reserve Jaeger Battalion

22nd Reserve Division


 * 1st Reserve Jäger zu Pferde Regiment (3 squadrons)
 * 22nd Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (6 batteries)


 * 43rd Reserve Infantry Brigade
 * 71st Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 94th Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 11th Reserve Jaeger Battalion


 * 44th Reserve Infantry Brigade
 * 32nd Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 82nd Reserve Infantry Regiment

10th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
 * 12th Landwehr Infantry Regiment
 * 52nd Landwehr Infantry Regiment

11th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
 * 20th Landwehr Infantry Regiment
 * 35th Landwehr Infantry Regiment

27th Landwehr Brigade
 * 53rd Landwehr Infantry Regiment
 * 55th Landwehr Infantry Regiment

Composite Landwehr Cavalry Unit (3 squadrons) Composite Lansturm Artillery Unit (2 batteries)

Army Troops
 * 12th Aviation Battalion

The Cavalry Division (Allenby)

 * 1st Cavalry Brigade
 * 2nd Dragoon Guards
 * 5th Dragoon Guards
 * 11th Hussars


 * 2nd Cavalry Brigade
 * 4th Dragoon Guards
 * 9th Lancers
 * 19th Hussars


 * 3rd Cavalry Brigade
 * 4th Hussars
 * 5th Lancers
 * 16th Lancers


 * 4th Cavalry Brigade
 * 6th Dragoon Guards
 * 3rd Hussars
 * Household Cavalry Composite Regiment


 * 5th Cavalry Brigade
 * 2nd Dragoons
 * 12th Lancers
 * 20th Hussars


 * Artillery
 * III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
 * D Battery, RHA
 * E Battery, RHA
 * VII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
 * I Battery, RHA
 * L Battery, RHA

I Corps (Haig)
1st Division (Lomax)


 * 1st Guards Brigade
 * 1st Coldstream Guards
 * 1st Scots Guards
 * 1st Black Watch
 * 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers


 * 2nd Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Royal Sussex
 * 1st Loyal North Lancashire
 * 1st Northamptonshire
 * 2nd The Kings Royal Rifle Corps


 * 3rd Infantry Brigade
 * 1st Royal West Surrey
 * 1st South Wales Borderers
 * 1st Gloucestershire
 * 2nd Welsh


 * XXV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 113th Battery
 * 114th Battery
 * 115th Battery


 * XXVI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 116th Battery
 * 117th Battery
 * 118th Battery


 * XXXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 46th Battery
 * 51st Battery
 * 54th Battery


 * XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 30th (H) Battery
 * 40th (H) Battery
 * 57th (H) Battery


 * 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

2nd Division (Monro)


 * 4th Guards Brigade
 * 2nd Grenadier Guards
 * 2nd Coldstream Guards
 * 3rd Coldstream Guards
 * 1st Irish Guards


 * 5th Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Worcestershire
 * 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
 * 2nd Highland Light Infantry
 * 2nd Connaught Rangers


 * 6th Infantry Brigade
 * 1st Liverpool
 * 2nd South Staffordshire
 * 1st Royal Berkshire
 * 1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps


 * XXXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 22nd Battery
 * 50th Battery
 * 70th Battery


 * XXXVI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 15th Battery
 * 48th Battery
 * 71st Battery


 * XLI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 9th Battery
 * 16th Battery
 * 17th Battery


 * XLIV (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 47th (H) Battery
 * 56th (H) Battery
 * 60th (H) Battery


 * 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

II Corps (Smith-Dorrien)
3rd Division (Hamilton)


 * 7th Infantry Brigade
 * 3rd Worcestershire
 * 2nd South Lancashire
 * 1st Duke of Edinburgh’s
 * 2nd Royal Irish Rifles


 * 8th Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Royal Scots
 * 2nd Royal Irish
 * 4th Duke of Cambridge’s Own
 * 1st Gordon Highlanders


 * 9th Infantry Brigade
 * 1st Northumberland Fusiliers
 * 4th Royal Fusiliers
 * 1st Lincolnshire
 * 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers


 * XXIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 107th Battery
 * 108th Battery
 * 109th Battery


 * XL Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 6th Battery
 * 23rd Battery
 * 49th Battery


 * XLII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 29th Battery
 * 41st Battery
 * 45th Battery


 * XXX (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 128th (H) Battery
 * 129th (H) Battery
 * 130th (H) Battery


 * 48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

5th Division (Fergusson)


 * 13th Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers
 * 2nd Duke of Wellington’s Own
 * 1st Royal West Kent
 * 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry


 * 14th Infantry Brigade
 * 2nd Suffolk
 * 1st East Surrey
 * 1st Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
 * 2nd Manchester


 * 15th Infantry Brigade
 * 1st Norfolk
 * 1st Bedfordshire
 * 1st Cheshire
 * 1st Dorsetshire


 * XV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 11th Battery
 * 52nd Battery
 * 80th Battery


 * XXVII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 119th Battery
 * 120th Battery
 * 121st Battery


 * XXVIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 122nd Battery
 * 123rd Battery
 * 124th Battery


 * VIII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
 * 37th (H) Battery
 * 61st (H) Battery
 * 65th (H) Battery


 * 108th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Army Troops
 * A and C Squadrons North Irish Horse
 * B Squadron South Irish Horse
 * 1st Queens Own Cameron Highlanders

Line of communications defense troops
 * 1st Devonshire
 * 19th Infantry Brigade (formed August 22nd, 1914)
 * 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
 * 1st Cameronians
 * 1st Duke of Cambridge’s Own
 * 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Royal Flying Corps in the Field (Henderson)

 * 2nd Aeroplane Squadron (Burke)
 * 3rd Aeroplane Squadron (Salmond)
 * 4th Aeroplane Squadron (Raleigh)
 * 5th Aeroplane Squadron (Higgins)
 * 1st Aircraft Park