The Battle of Falkland Island
A month after German naval forces led by Admiral Maximilian Von Spee inflicted the Royal Navy’s first defeat in long, long time. He sunk two British cruisers near the coast of southern Chile. Spee was trying to raid Falkland Island which is located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. But, the British stopped them. The British Navy's commander, Admiral Doveton Sturdee, sought revenge on behalf of the men the German killed or wounded. Spee could have given the Falklands space but, he brought his fleet close to British squad anchored in Cape Pembroke, Falkland Islands. He thought he could outrun the big battleships he saw in the port but, instead, the German light cruisers, damaged by the long voyage , soon found themselves being chased by two quick battle cruisers. Then the battle cruisers started firing on the German ships from 16,500 yards away while staying outside the range of the German's guns. Germany lost four ships and more than 2,000 sailors in the Falkland Islands. But, the British only lost about 10.
A month after German naval forces led by Admiral Maximilian Von Spee inflicted the Royal Navy’s first defeat in long, long time. He sunk two British cruisers near the coast of southern Chile. Spee was trying to raid Falkland Island which is located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. But, the British stopped them. The British Navy's commander, Admiral Doveton Sturdee, sought revenge on behalf of the men the German killed or wounded. Spee could have given the Falklands space but, he brought his fleet close to British squad anchored in Cape Pembroke, Falkland Islands. He thought he could outrun the big battleships he saw in the port but, instead, the German light cruisers, damaged by the long voyage , soon found themselves being chased by two quick battle cruisers. Then the battle cruisers started firing on the German ships from 16,500 yards away while staying outside the range of the German's guns. Germany lost four ships and more than 2,000 sailors in the Falkland Islands. But, the British only lost about 10.