Historical place archive

Indian Ocean in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Indian Ocean in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1914–1914

Historical events in Indian Ocean

1914

9 November 1914
Emden Destruction Welcomed
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 1st

The Admiralty welcomes the destruction of the German cruiser Emden by HMAS Sydney.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Indian Ocean. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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