Battle

History of the Battle of Jutland (1916)

The following commentary about the Battle of Jutland (1916) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The main naval battle of World War, between the British Grand Fleet under Admiral Jellicoe and the German High Seas Fleet under Admiral Scheer. British losses were heavier than German: the British lost three battle cruisers, three cruisers and eight destroyers; the Germans lost one battleship, one battle cruiser, four cruisers and five destroyers. However, the Germans could not afford to repeat such a rate of loss, and remained in harbour for the rest of the war, so the battle is usually regarded as a British victory.

History of the Battle of Verdun

The following commentary about Battle of Verdun in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): One of the major battles of the First World War. It began in February 1916 with a German attack on the French fortifications around the town of Verdun, and degenerated over the next nine months into a bitter trench battle which drained the French army of men. It was this battle which first brought General Pétain to national prominence.