Falklands, battle of the
Falklands, battle of the, 1914. After dispatching Craddock's squadron at the battle of Coronel, von Spee's ships rounded Cape Horn and on 8 December 1914 attacked the British installations at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. However, the Germans unexpectedly found themselves fighting a much stronger British squadron. As soon as news of Craddock's defeat had reached London, the Admiralty had dispatched two of its most powerful battle-cruisers to the south Atlantic under Vice-Admiral Sturdee, who now proceeded to sink all but one of von Spee's ships. The battle marked the end of any serious threat to British merchant shipping from German surface cruisers.
David French
More From encyclopedia.com
Battle , 60. Battle (See also War.)
Actium Octavian’s naval defeat of Antony and Cleopatra (31 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 15]
Agincourt longbow helps British de… Battle Of Passchendaele , Passchendaele, battle of, 1917. The British army tried to advance from the Ypres salient in southern Belgium towards the Belgian ports of Ostend and… Battle Of Britain , Britain, Battle of, 1940. On 18 June 1940 Churchill declared ‘the Battle of France is over; I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin’. O… Battle Of Jutland , Jutland, battle of
Jutland, battle of, 1916. The war in the North Sea was a frustrating experience for the Royal Navy. The Grand Fleet never gained t… Battle Of Aboukir 1798 , Nile, battle of the
Nile, battle of the, 1798. The site of this annihilating encounter between thirteen British ships of the line under Nelson, and t… Oliver Hazard Perry , Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Died August 23, 1819
At sea near Venezuela
Naval officer
The War of 1812 was a…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Falklands, battle of the