Battle of Verneuil a significant part in the Hundred Years' War, although many Scots continued to serve in France. In 1424, France had not recovered from the 1415 disaster at Agincourt, and the northern provinces were in the hands of the English following King Henry V's conquest of Normandy. The Dauphin (heir to the French throne) Charles had been disinherited due to the 1420 Treaty of Troyes, and, upon the death of his father Charles VI in October 1422, his status as King of France was recognised only in the regions still not occupied by the English, namely the south of the country
Night action at the Battle of Jutland who did nothing. The second ship in the squadron, "Revenge" (Captain Kiddle) challenged the unidentified ship, and received the wrong response, but took no action. "Agincourt" (Captain Doughty) at the rear of the line spotted her but "did not challenge her so as not to give our division's position away". Light cruisers "Boadicea" and "Fearless" (Captain Roper) also spotted "Seydlitz", but followed the example of the battleships and did nothing. Roper stated that by the time he could identify the ship, it was too late to fire a torpedo at her ("Fearless" was capable of 25 knots compared to "Seydlitz's"