Naval and Marine Brigades Statement
Answers Commons questions about the service and condition of Royal Naval and Marine brigades.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 9
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1914
Goeben Escape Parliamentary Answer
Answers parliamentary questions concerning the escape of the German battlecruiser Goeben.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
HMS Bulwark Explosion Reported
The Admiralty reports the destruction of HMS Bulwark after an internal explosion at Sheerness.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Royal Navy Confidence Defended
Churchill defends the Navy's discipline, power and efficiency during a Commons debate.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Dardanelles Diversion Discussed with War Council
Churchill argues that pressure at the Dardanelles could threaten Constantinople and relieve strategic pressure elsewhere.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Prewar Dardanelles Contingency Revived
Churchill revives consideration of attacking the Dardanelles as the Ottoman Empire moves closer to war.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Room 40 Codebreaking Section
The Admiralty develops the codebreaking organisation later known as Room 40 to exploit captured German naval signals material.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Battle of Falkland Islands
The Royal Navy destroys most of Admiral von Spee's East Asia Squadron, reversing the shock of the Coronel defeat.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Hartlepool Bombardment Response Reviewed
Churchill reviews naval defensive arrangements after German battlecruisers bombard Hartlepool.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Scarborough Raid Response Reviewed
The Admiralty reviews the German bombardment of Scarborough and the failure to force a decisive interception.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Cuxhaven Air Raid
Royal Naval Air Service seaplanes launched from converted ships raid German naval and Zeppelin facilities around Cuxhaven.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Baltic Offensive Strategy Memorandum
Churchill proposes opening new strategic pressure against Germany and considers the requirements for Baltic operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Budget
Churchill wins his case to increase the budget on the Navy
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Admiralty Intelligence Coordination Expanded
Churchill strengthens the Admiralty's wartime collection and distribution of naval intelligence.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Antwerp Naval Personnel Interned in Netherlands
Some retreating Royal Naval Division personnel cross into neutral Netherlands and are interned.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
British Expeditionary Force Sea Passage Secured
Royal Navy patrols help the Expeditionary Force cross the Channel without German naval interference.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Channel Minesweeping Protection Expanded
The Admiralty increases minesweeping and patrol activity to protect troop and merchant routes.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Channel Troop Convoy Protection Organised
The Admiralty organises naval protection for transports carrying the British Expeditionary Force to France.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Dover Patrol Wartime Role Expanded
Naval forces at Dover intensify patrol, escort and defensive duties protecting the Channel approaches.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Dunkirk Naval Base Operations Expanded
Dunkirk becomes an important Admiralty base for coastal patrols, aviation and support operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Enemy Merchant Shipping Seizure Policy Applied
The Admiralty directs action against German merchant vessels found within British-controlled waters.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
First Naval Brigade Sent to Antwerp
Churchill sends additional Royal Naval Division troops to support the defence of Antwerp.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
German Naval Cipher Exploitation Begun
Admiralty cryptanalysts begin exploiting captured German naval codes to improve operational intelligence.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
German Wireless Interception Organised
The Admiralty develops systematic interception of German naval wireless traffic for intelligence purposes.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Invention of Tank
Orders the creation of armored cars to protect naval installations at Dunkirk
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Invention of Tank
France & Britain test the new tank which is introduced into combat in 1915. Caterpillar tracks are added to armoured cars which become tank prototypes
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Königsberg Blockade Supported
The Admiralty supports operations containing the German cruiser Königsberg in the Rufiji River.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Magdeburg Code Material Received
Captured German naval code material reaches Britain and strengthens Admiralty signals intelligence.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Naval Armoured Cars Sent to Belgium
Churchill supports deployment of armed naval vehicles to assist reconnaissance and communications in Belgium.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Neutral Shipping Routes through Dover Directed
Merchant vessels are advised to use Admiralty-directed routes through the Channel and along Britain's east coast.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
North Sea Mine Countermeasures Expanded
The Admiralty enlarges mine countermeasures after German mining and submarine operations threaten shipping.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Northern Patrol Trade Control Expanded
The Admiralty strengthens cruiser patrols between Scotland and Iceland to intercept suspect shipping.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Ostend Naval Detachment Reinforced
The Admiralty sends naval personnel and equipment to strengthen Allied activity around Ostend.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Royal Marine Brigade Sent to Antwerp
The Admiralty dispatches Royal Marines to reinforce the threatened Belgian fortress during the German advance.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Cars Expanded
The Admiralty expands RNAS armoured-car units for reconnaissance and mobile support on the Belgian coast.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Royal Naval Air Service Coastal Reconnaissance Expanded
Churchill supports wider RNAS reconnaissance from coastal stations as naval aviation enters wartime service.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Second Naval Brigade Sent to Antwerp
Another naval brigade is committed as Britain attempts to prolong Antwerp's resistance.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
1915
HMS Formidable Loss Assessed
The Admiralty assesses the loss of HMS Formidable after the battleship is torpedoed by U-24.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Dardanelles Naval Strategy Advocated
Churchill proposes forcing the Dardanelles with naval power to threaten Constantinople and assist Russia.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915
Battle of Dardanelles
Suggests an attack on the Dardanelles at a War Council meeting
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
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