The Battle of Heligoland Bight was the first Anglo-German naval battle of the First World War, fought on 28 August 1914, between ships of the United Kingdom and Germany. The battle took place in the s
German light cruiser SMS Mainz, in background, shortly before heeling over and sinking, 28 August 1914
German torpedo boat SMS V187
SMS Mainz sinking
Final phase about 13:00–14:00 CET (German perspective)
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the Battle Cruiser Flee
Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
…were supported at longer range by an additional six light cruisers commanded by William Goodenough and five battlecruisers commanded by Vice Admiral David Beatty. Surprised, outnumbered and outgunned, the German fleet suffered 712 sailors killed, 530 injured and 336 taken prisoner; three German light cruisers…
Beatty in 1916
Captain David Beatty
Admiral Seymour returning to Tientsin with wounded men
HMS Lion, flagship of the battlecruiser squadron