The naval battles before Coronel and the Falkland Islands in 1914 The First World War was just in the first few weeks, then learned the overwhelming British Royal Navy a humiliating defeat. The British South America Squadron was destroyed almost entirely by the German East Asia Squadron under the command of Admiral Graf Spee, but the British cruiser Glasgow escaped. Then put the first British Sea Lord, Sir Winston Churchill, the two most advanced another British battle cruisers in march. Just hours after the arrival of British warships happened coming from the Pacific German East Asia Squadron the Falkland Islands. But the original plan to stock the German warships there with coals, fails. Instead of attacking the English Warships lying in the roads and sink them, the German squadron takes flight. But with the help of their superior speed and superior range of their guns manages the British to sink the German East Asia Squadron. Only the German cruiser Dresden due to its superior speed manages to escape and a cat and mouse game begins. It was only after months of cruisers Dresden applied and sunk off the coast of Chile. Thus, the final naval supremacy of England is restored.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:25:34 +0000
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