Battle of Jutland
May 31, 1916
The British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet met in a single enormous naval battle in the North Sea. The British lost more ships, the Germans lost more morale, and the encounter was inconclusive. Still, the German fleet never came out again. Britain kept its command of the sea until the war's end.
In context
Also in 1916 (6 other events on record)
- Somme's first day kills twenty thousand British · Europe · War
- Verdun grinds up the French army · Europe · War
- Sykes-Picot carves up the Middle East · Middle East · Politics
- Easter Rising in Dublin · Europe · Politics
- Arab Revolt launched · Middle East · War
- Dada born at Cabaret Voltaire · Europe · Culture
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Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.
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