Battle of Coronel

There would be a reckoning.

On top of that, they'd used half of their ammunition at the Battle of Coronel.

Back in London, but too late to help Craddock, on the 3rd of November, the newly reappointed First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher, ordered HMS Defence to join the ships off the coast of Chile.

The following day, the devastating and humiliating news of the defeat at Coronel came to London.

The loss of his two sons was also recognized as an immense sacrifice.

A film about the battle, made in 1927, described as one of the best war films ever made, starring Royal Navy ships, was refreshed by the British Film Institute for the 100th anniversary.

Called The Battle of Coronel and Falkland Islands and directed by Walter Summers, a 2014 film review in The Guardian by Pamela Hutchinson said the following, Its director was a World War One hero.

The Royal Navy led ships to recreate its stunning scenes and even the Germans liked it.