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The battle of Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914
A British squadron of 31 destroyers, two light cruisers and eight submarines were used to make the attack. Britain successfully sunk three German light cruisers and one destroyer, and three more light cruisers were badly damaged. This battle resulted in the deaths of 712 German sailors, with 530 injured and 336 taken prisoner. British losses included damage to one light cruiser and three destroyers, with 35 sailors killed and 40 wounded. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as ANZAC troops. By mid-October, Allied forces had suffered heavy casualties and had made little headway from their initial landing sites. Evacuation began in December 1915, and was completed early the following January. -
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Submarine Warfare
When the war began, Germany was not eager to challenge the British Grand Fleet directly. Instead, they chose to use unrestricted submarine warfare as a method of weakening the British war effort. -
The battle of Dogger Bank
Britain learned, by intercepting and decoding signals from the German navy, that a German raiding squadron was heading for the North Sea coast of Britain. The German squadron was taken by surprise and turned back to Germany. The British Grand Fleet chased after them and was able to sink the cruiser Blücher. Germany lost a battle cruiser and 954 men. The British did not lose any ships, although 15 men were killed. -
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The battle of Jutland
Germany’s new admiral, von Scheer, was eager for confrontation, so he sent a squadron of ships into the North Sea to draw out the British Grand Fleet. However, Britain had intercepted German transmissions, so they were ready and waiting for an attack. The British realised that the German ships operated better and were less easily damaged than the British ships. As a result, the British Grand Fleet suffered the most damage.