Fifth Battle Squadron Turn Delayed
Signalling difficulties delay Evan-Thomas's turn, exposing the fast battleships to concentrated German fire.
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Explore 319 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1916.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1916
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May
German Fleet Drawn toward Jellicoe
Beatty fulfils the battlecruiser scouting role by bringing Scheer's fleet toward Jellicoe's battleships.
Grand Fleet
Commands the Grand Fleet in the Battle of Jutland
Grand Fleet Deployment Supported by Beatty Screen
Beatty's battlecruisers operate ahead of the deploying Grand Fleet as Jellicoe forms his battle line.
High Seas Fleet Sighted
Beatty identifies Scheer's approaching battlefleet and realises his force has been drawn toward superior numbers.
Hipper Force Re-engaged near Grand Fleet
Beatty's surviving battlecruisers renew action as Hipper's ships encounter the Grand Fleet.
HMS Engadine Seaplane Reconnaissance Used
A seaplane from HMS Engadine scouts ahead of Beatty's force and reports German ships during the approach to battle.
HMS Galatea Reports Enemy Contact
A sighting report from Galatea helps draw Beatty toward Hipper's battlecruisers.
HMS Indefatigable Lost at Jutland
Indefatigable explodes under German battlecruiser fire during the Run to the South.
HMS Lion Magazine Flooded
Emergency flooding prevents flash from reaching Lion's magazines after the Q-turret hit.
HMS Lion Q Turret Hit
A German shell penetrates Lion's Q turret and creates a serious risk of a magazine explosion.
HMS Princess Royal Damaged at Jutland
Princess Royal suffers German hits while remaining in action with Beatty's battlecruiser force.
HMS Queen Mary Lost at Jutland
Queen Mary is destroyed by catastrophic magazine explosions during the battlecruiser action.
HMS Tiger Continues Battlecruiser Action
Tiger remains with Beatty's force through the main phases of the Jutland battle.
Jutland Scouting Screen Deployed
Beatty spreads light cruisers ahead of his capital ships to search for Hipper's scouting force.
Nightfall Ends Beatty's Main Gun Action
Fading light reduces Beatty's opportunity to maintain effective heavy-gun contact with the German fleet.
Run to the North Begins
Beatty leads the German forces north toward the main body of the Grand Fleet.
Run to the South Begins
Beatty pursues Hipper southward as both battlecruiser forces exchange heavy gunfire.
War Office
Stands alone in criticizing the Government during the War Office vote
Married Men Conscription Extension Supported
Supports extending compulsory military service to married men as manpower demands continue.
Somme Artillery Build-Up Directed
Haig oversees the concentration of guns, ammunition and divisions for the coming offensive.
June
Battle of Jutland
Commands the 2nd Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland
Commands the Colossus during the Battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland
Scheer is outgunned by Jellicoes fleet & turns away under cover of smokescreens. Learns of the movement of the German Fleet along the Jutland Peninsula & mobilizes. Britain claims victory because the German Fleet stays in its harbour during the war
Battle of Jutland
Sails from Scapa Flow with 28 Dreadnoughts & 3 Battle cruisers
Battle of Jutland
The Commander of the 4th Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland
Battlecruiser Fleet Returns after Jutland
Beatty's surviving ships return after the largest fleet action of the war.
Jutland Search Operations Continue
Beatty's force continues searching as the German fleet escapes toward its bases during the night.
Death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Embarks for Russia aboard HMS Hampshire
Leaves Scapa Flow aboard HMS Hampshire for the wartime mission to Russia.
Sinking of HMS Hampshire
Killed on his visit to Nicholas II when the Hampshire hits a mine
Sinking of HMS Hampshire - Mine Loss
HMS Hampshire struck a mine west of Orkney and sank rapidly while carrying Kitchener to Russia; only twelve men survived.
Commission
Learns Asquith witheld documents in the Dardanelles enquiry which would clear him
Dardanelles Papers Withheld
Refuses release of documents connected with the Dardanelles inquiry.
Civil Law Restoration in Ireland Considered
Addresses restoration of normal civil law in Ireland after the period of rebellion and martial law.
Fourth Army
Leads the fourth army in the main part of the offensive North of the River Somme
Invention of Tank
24 June-13 November, tanks are used for the 1st time at the 1st Battle of the Somme
Somme Preliminary Bombardment Opened
Haig's armies begin the prolonged bombardment intended to destroy German wire and forward defences.
Third Army
Leads the 3rd Army south of the River Somme
Battle of the Somme, 1st
Royal Flying Corps aircraft support preparatory operations by attacking German observation balloons.
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