Naval Battles timeline
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Battle of Fort Hindman - Army of the Mississippi Advance on Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post, also known as the Battle of Fort Hindman, was a Civil War battle fought January 9–11, 1863, as Union troops under... Read more
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Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was an engagement of the American Civil War in which a Federal fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G.... Read more
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Battle of Manila Bay
The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey... Read more
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Battle of Port Arthur
The naval Battle of Port Arthur thus ended inconclusively. The Russians took 150 casualties to around 90 for the Japanese. Although no ship was... Read more
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Battle of the Yellow Sea
On the morning of 10 August 1904, the First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading the port. The... Read more
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Battle Off Ulsan
At 0520 on 14 August 1904 the fleets had closed to 8,500 yards (7,800 m), and the Japanese ships fired first. For some reason, Kamimura, in... Read more
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Battle of Heligoland Bight
ADMIRALTY, S. W., 22nd September, 1914 D. 25088/14/ Sir, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that in... Read more
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Imperial German Navy Torpedo Boat S-90 Sinks Japanese Cruiser Takachiho in the Largest Single Loss of Life for Japanese Forces During the War
As the Japanese approached his position, the German Commander withdrew his forces from the two outer defensive lines and concentrated his troops on... Read more
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Battle of Coronel - Sea Battle Off the Coast of Chile
British Naval Force, Four Vessels Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock German Naval Force, Four Vessels Admiral von Spee When the war broke... Read more
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Capture of SMS Emden
Several German raiders roamed the seas in the early months of the war, taking many prizes before being finally rounded up. Of these, the most... Read more
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Sea Battle Of the Falkland Islands
British Squadron, 10 Vessels Admiral F. D. Sturdee German Squadron, Five Vessels Admiral von Spee England took immediate steps to revenge... Read more
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Battle of Dogger Bank
I might mention that we were well within range of the Germans during this time, who apparently could not spare one of their 11-inch guns for us,... Read more
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Bombardment of the Dardanelles
Allied Army and Navy, 300,000 General Sir Ian Hamilton General Monroe General Gouraud General Marshall General D'Amade Major-General... Read more
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Battle of Jutland
British Grand Fleet, 144 Warships Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Commanding First Dreadnought Squadron — Vice-Admiral Burney, Rear Admiral Gaunt... Read more
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St. Nazaire Raid (Operation Chariot)
The St. Nazaire Raid (also called Operation Chariot) was a successful British seaborne attack on the heavily defended docks of St. Nazaire in... Read more
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The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll, represents the strategic high water mark of Japan's... Read more
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Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
On June 29, 2002 a North Korean patrol boat crossed the northern limit line and was warned to turn back. Shortly afterward a second patrol craft... Read more
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