24 January 1915
Aurora Encounters SMS Kolberg
HMS Aurora encounters SMS Kolberg near Dogger Bank, helping trigger the opening exchanges of the battle.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Dogger Bank in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
HMS Aurora encounters SMS Kolberg near Dogger Bank, helping trigger the opening exchanges of the battle.
Beatty's battlecruisers intercept Hipper's squadron at Dogger Bank. SMS Blücher is sunk while the surviving German battlecruisers escape.
Beatty begins a high-speed pursuit as Hipper's force retreats from the approaching British battlecruisers.
Confusing signals from the damaged Lion are misunderstood, disrupting Beatty's attempt to continue pursuing Hipper.
Churchill treats the destruction of Blücher as evidence of British battlecruiser superiority.
Beatty closes the range and his battlecruisers open fire on Hipper's retreating ships.
Beatty's battlecruisers are directed toward a rendezvous with supporting cruisers and destroyers near Dogger Bank.
British battlecruisers concentrate on the crippled Blücher instead of continuing the pursuit of Hipper's surviving ships.
Admiralty intelligence helps British battlecruisers intercept Admiral Hipper's force at Dogger Bank.
Britain claims a tactical victory after sinking Blücher and forcing Hipper's surviving squadron to retreat.
Churchill reports that Beatty's flagship Lion is damaged but returning safely after Dogger Bank.
Repeated German hits flood compartments, reduce Lion's speed and eventually force Beatty's flagship out of the pursuit.
Beatty's force concentrates fire on the damaged SMS Blücher, which is sunk during the Battle of Dogger Bank.
British fire cripples Blücher during the pursuit after Beatty's flagship Lion is seriously damaged.
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