R.N. under David Beatty raids Bight of Heligoland

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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This was the first major naval battle of World War 1. The Germans suffered much damage to their cruisers and destroyers, and the Kaiser would restrict the German fleet's freedom of action following this defeat.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "R.N. under David Beatty raids Bight of Heligoland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12224, accessed 23 November 2024.]

12224 R.N. under David Beatty raids Bight of Heligoland 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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