BATTLE OF JUTLAND.
LOUD JELLICOE'S TACTICS. Sir John Corbett, the official naval historian of the war, vindicates Lord Jellicoc's tactics at the Battle of Jutland. In the face of Admiral von Scheer’s evasive tactics, and the poor visibility, it is difficult,” he says, “to see how an action which was so well begun could be pushed to a decision. Lord Jellicoe’u deployment, which was his critical decision, gave him the tactical position he regarded as most desirable. “Lord Jellicoe, in October, 1914, informed. the Admiralty that he would not follow an enemy fleet if it turned away, because lie would assume that it was the enemy’s intention to invite the fleet over a field of mines or submarines. “The Admiralty then expressed the fullest confidence in Lord Jellicoe.” The Admiralty, however, furnishes a preface disclaiming responsibility for the views expressed, especially for the tendency to minimise the importance of seeking a battle, and forcing it to a conclusion.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XVIII, Issue 1896, 4 December 1923, Page 7
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