The Battle of Coronel was a First World War Imperial German Navy victory over the Royal Navy on 1 November 1914, off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel. The East Asia Squadron of the Imperial German Navy led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee met and overpowered a British squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock.
Die Seeschlacht bei Coronel, Hans Bohrdt
Vice-Admiral Maximilian von Spee
Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock
SMS Scharnhorst
Coronel is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Concepción Province of the eighth region of Biobío.
City of Coronel