Battle of Jutland third fleet action between steel battleships, following the smaller but more decisive battles of the Yellow Sea (1904) and Tsushima (1905) during the Russo-Japanese War. Jutland was the last major battle in world history fought primarily by battleships. Germany's High Seas Fleet intended to lure out, trap, and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, as the German naval force was insufficient to openly engage the entire British fleet. This formed part of a larger strategy to break the British blockade of Germany and to allow German naval vessels access to the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Great Britain's Royal Navy pursued a
First Battle of Ypres order of battle Division (Paul Fleck) 28th Division (Kurt von Kehler) 29th Division (August Isbert) First Battle of Ypres order of battle This is the order of battle for the First Battle of Ypres fought from 19 October to 22 November 1914 as one of the main engagements of the First World War. It was fought between mixed British Expeditionary Force, French eighth army and armies of the German Empire in northern France and Flanders. 1st Division (Samuel Lomax) 2nd Division (Charles Monro) 3rd Division (Aylmer Haldane) 5th Division (Charles Fergusson) 4th Division (Henry Wilson) 6th Division (John Keir) 1st Cavalry Division (Beauvoir