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Dogger Bank, battle of the
Dogger Bank, battle of the, 1915. The Germans created their high seas fleet as an expression of Germany's great power status and as a political lever to force concessions from Britain. It was not designed to win a war, and faced by a numerically superior enemy, the German admirals had no intention of obliging the British by seeking a naval action until they had reduced the Grand Fleet's numerical superiority by attrition. The battle of the Dogger Bank was fought in the North Sea on 24 January 1915. A raiding force of German battle-cruisers was intercepted and pounded by Beatty's battle-cruiser squadron. The action only convinced the German Admiralty that they were right to pursue a cautious strategy.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dogger Bank, battle of the." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dogger Bank, battle of the." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DoggerBankbattleofthe.html JOHN CANNON. "Dogger Bank, battle of the." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-DoggerBankbattleofthe.html |
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Dogger Bank, battle of the
Dogger Bank, battle of the, 1915. The battle of the Dogger Bank was fought in the North Sea on 24 January 1915. A raiding force of German battle‐cruisers was intercepted and pounded by Beatty's battle‐cruiser squadron. The action convinced the German Admiralty that they were right to pursue a cautious strategy.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dogger Bank, battle of the." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dogger Bank, battle of the." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DoggerBankbattleofthe.html JOHN CANNON. "Dogger Bank, battle of the." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-DoggerBankbattleofthe.html |
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